Signaturefd LLC Raises Holdings in Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS)

Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) by 31.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 70,073 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,879 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Woodside Energy Group were worth $1,093,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 92.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,023,151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,879,000 after buying an additional 970,640 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 15.6% during the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,774,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,686,000 after buying an additional 239,308 shares during the period. Associated Banc Corp increased its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 0.6% during the third quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 842,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,525,000 after buying an additional 5,067 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Woodside Energy Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,554,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 154.0% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 308,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,319,000 after buying an additional 187,033 shares during the period. 3.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Woodside Energy Group Price Performance

Shares of WDS opened at $14.51 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $27.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69 and a beta of 1.03. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a twelve month low of $14.11 and a twelve month high of $20.30. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a 50 day moving average of $15.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.88.

Woodside Energy Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 7.6%. Woodside Energy Group’s payout ratio is currently 124.39%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on WDS. Citigroup raised shares of Woodside Energy Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Woodside Energy Group Company 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.