Critical Comparison: Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) vs. SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE)

Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SUNation Energy has a beta of 3.15, meaning that its stock price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and SUNation Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNation Energy	-41.62%	-158.58%	-50.14%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and SUNation Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18 billion	2.09	$3.57 billion	$0.82	17.65
SUNation Energy	$55.79 million	0.10	-$15.85 million	N/A	N/A

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than SUNation Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Woodside Energy Group and SUNation Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0	3	1	1	2.60
SUNation Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats SUNation Energy on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Woodside Energy Group

Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, and marketing of hydrocarbons in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and the Europe. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate, and natural gas liquids. It holds interests in the Pluto LNG, North West Shelf, Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello, Bass Strait, Ngujima-Yin FPSO, Okha FPSO, Pyrenees FPSO, Macedon, Shenzi, Mad dog, Greater Angostura, as well as Scarborough, Sangomar, Trion, Calypso, Browse, Liard, Atlantis, Woodside Solar opportunity, and Sunrise and Troubadour. The company involves in development of new energy products and carbon services. The company was formerly known as Woodside Petroleum Ltd and changed its name to Woodside Energy Group Ltd in May 2022. Woodside Energy Group Ltd was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.

About SUNation Energy

SUNation Energy Inc. is focused on local and regional solar, storage and energy services companies. Its portfolio of brands provides homeowners and businesses of all sizes with an end-to-end product offering spanning solar, battery storage and grid services. SUNation Energy Inc., formerly known as Pineapple Energy, is based in RONKONKOMA, N.Y.