Head to Head Comparison: Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) versus Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and Brenmiller 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
Brenmiller Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and Brenmiller Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18 billion	2.38	$3.57 billion	N/A	N/A
Brenmiller Energy	$620,000.00	7.16	-$6.77 million	($38.50)	-0.03

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Woodside Energy Group and Brenmiller Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0	3	1	1	2.60
Brenmiller Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility & Risk

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -1.18, suggesting that its share price is 218% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats Brenmiller Energy on 6 of the 9 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 Brenmiller Energy

Brenmiller Energy Ltd. develops, produces, markets, and sells thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on its proprietary technology that enables renewable integration, increases energy efficiency, and reduces carbon emissions. Its TES system dispatches thermal energy on demand in the form of steam, which can be saturated for industrial use, or in the form of a superheated steam, which can be used to activate steam turbines. It markets its proprietary TES systems under the bGen name. The company was formerly known as Brenmiller Energy Consulting Ltd. and changed its name to Brenmiller Energy Ltd. in 2017. Brenmiller Energy Ltd was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.