Head to Head Survey: SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS)

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

Risk & Volatility

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SUNation Energy	$56.86 million	0.09	-$15.85 million	N/A	N/A
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18 billion	2.08	$3.57 billion	$0.82	17.62

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SUNation Energy and Woodside Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

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

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.

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.