Creative Planning Buys 6,398 Shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS)

Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) by 6.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 98,641 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,398 shares during the period. Creative Planning’s holdings in Woodside Energy Group were worth $1,701,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of WDS. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Woodside Energy Group by 25.4% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,826,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,359,000 after purchasing an additional 369,994 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 869,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,360,000 after buying an additional 6,267 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 505,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,506,000 after buying an additional 48,278 shares during the last quarter. Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA grew its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA now owns 258,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,862,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares during the period. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC increased its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 226,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,266,000 after acquiring an additional 9,363 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 3.17% of the company’s stock.

Woodside Energy Group Stock Performance

Woodside Energy Group stock opened at $15.76 on Wednesday. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a 1-year low of $15.32 and a 1-year high of $22.24. 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 firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $17.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.89.

Woodside Energy Group Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered shares of Woodside Energy Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Woodside Energy Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley lowered Woodside Energy Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 27th. Finally, Citigroup lowered Woodside Energy Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average 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.