Woodside Energy Group Ltd $WDS Shares Purchased by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) by 295.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 50,963 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,083 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Woodside Energy Group were worth $786,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 8.8% during the second quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 32,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,000 after buying an additional 2,615 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 16.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 116,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,805,000 after buying an additional 16,573 shares during the period. U S Global Investors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Woodside Energy Group during the second quarter worth approximately $231,000. PDS Planning Inc acquired a new position in shares of Woodside Energy Group during the second quarter worth approximately $169,000. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new position in shares of Woodside Energy Group during the second quarter valued at $675,000. 3.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Woodside Energy Group Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of WDS stock opened at $14.45 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.18. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a fifty-two week low of $11.26 and a fifty-two week high of $17.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.62 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Woodside Energy Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $0.53 dividend. This is a positive change from Woodside Energy Group’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 616.0%. Woodside Energy Group’s dividend payout ratio is 124.39%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Woodside Energy Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. CLSA raised Woodside Energy Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Woodside Energy Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Woodside Energy Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.