Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) Shares Acquired by EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC

EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) by 97.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,307 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,631 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Woodside Energy Group were worth $60,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 36.7% during the 4th quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 24,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 6,495 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new stake in Woodside Energy Group during the fourth quarter worth about $3,237,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in Woodside Energy Group by 26.1% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,737 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,601 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 220,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,645,000 after buying an additional 38,497 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $72,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 3.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WDS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein cut Woodside Energy Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Citigroup cut Woodside Energy Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Macquarie raised Woodside Energy Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Woodside Energy Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Woodside Energy Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WDS opened at $17.06 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.24. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a 52-week low of $15.32 and a 52-week high of $23.64. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.28 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.35.

Woodside Energy Group Increases Dividend

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

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.