Head to Head Contrast: Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) & Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and Bloom Energy”s 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	2.28	$3.57 billion	N/A	N/A
Bloom Energy	$1.47 billion	24.23	-$29.23 million	N/A	N/A

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

Volatility & Risk

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.01, indicating that its share price is 201% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0	3	1	1	2.60
Bloom Energy	3	12	10	1	2.35

Bloom Energy has a consensus target price of $96.91, suggesting a potential downside of 35.82%. Given Bloom Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bloom Energy is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Profitability

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and Bloom 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
Bloom Energy	0.84%	8.74%	2.08%

Summary

Bloom Energy beats Woodside Energy Group on 9 of the 12 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 Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation in the United States and internationally. The company offers Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide technology that converts fuel, such as natural gas, biogas, hydrogen, or a blend of these fuels into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to utilities, data centers, agriculture, retail, hospitals, higher education, biotech, and manufacturing industries. The company was formerly known as Ion America Corp. and changed its name to Bloom Energy Corporation in 2006. Bloom Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.