Whittier Trust Co. Has $58,000 Stock Position in Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS)

Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) by 25.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,063 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 615 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Woodside Energy Group were worth $58,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of Woodside Energy Group during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in Woodside Energy Group by 54.3% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares in the last quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Woodside Energy Group by 399.8% in the 4th quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,615 shares in the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in shares of Woodside Energy Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $72,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 18.1% in the first quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 632 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 3.17% of the company’s stock.

Woodside Energy Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WDS opened at $18.31 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $18.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.77. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a 1-year low of $16.13 and a 1-year high of $25.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Woodside Energy Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 6th. This is an increase from Woodside Energy Group’s previous Semi-Annual dividend of $0.60. This represents a yield of 6.8%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WDS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Macquarie raised Woodside Energy Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, June 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Citigroup raised Woodside Energy Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Woodside Energy Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Woodside Energy Group Profile

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.