Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) versus OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) Head-To-Head Comparison

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

Volatility and Risk

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OPAL Fuels has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and OPAL Fuels”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodside Energy Group	$12.98 billion	3.00	$3.57 billion	N/A	N/A
OPAL Fuels	$299.97 million	1.21	$11.03 million	$0.02	104.50

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than OPAL Fuels.

Profitability

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and OPAL Fuels’ 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
OPAL Fuels	-1.02%	N/A	-0.37%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.6% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Woodside Energy Group and OPAL Fuels, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0	2	0	1	2.67
OPAL Fuels	2	4	0	0	1.67

OPAL Fuels has a consensus price target of $2.81, suggesting a potential upside of 34.57%. Given OPAL Fuels’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe OPAL Fuels is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats OPAL Fuels on 7 of the 11 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 OPAL Fuels

OPAL Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. In addition, it offers design, development, and construction services for hydrogen fueling stations. Further, the company engages in the generation and sale of renewable power to utilities. OPAL Fuels Inc. is based in White Plains, New York.