Head to Head Analysis: Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and Alvopetro Energy (OTCMKTS:ALVOF)

Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and Alvopetro Energy (OTCMKTS:ALVOF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Woodside Energy Group and Alvopetro Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0	3	0	1	2.50
Alvopetro Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and Alvopetro 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
Alvopetro Energy	37.69%	22.24%	17.66%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Alvopetro Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Alvopetro Energy pays out 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and Alvopetro Energy”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	$13.18 billion	2.68	$3.57 billion	N/A	N/A
Alvopetro Energy	$45.52 million	4.78	$16.30 million	$0.52	11.38

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

Risk and Volatility

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alvopetro Energy has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats Alvopetro Energy on 8 of the 13 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 Alvopetro Energy

Alvopetro Energy Ltd. operates as an independent upstream and midstream operator. It engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbons. The company holds interests in the Caburé and Murucututu natural gas assets, Block 182 and 183 exploration assets, and Bom Lugar and Mãe-da-lua oil fields, which covers an area of approximately 22,166 acres in the Recôncavo basin onshore Brazil. Alvopetro Energy Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.