Head to Head Analysis: Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and Montauk Renewables (NASDAQ:MNTK)

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

Profitability

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and Montauk Renewables’ 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
Montauk Renewables	0.40%	0.28%	0.17%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Woodside Energy Group and Montauk Renewables”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodside Energy Group	$12.98 billion	3.27	$2.72 billion	N/A	N/A
Montauk Renewables	$176.38 million	1.31	$1.75 million	$0.02	81.00

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Montauk Renewables.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.3% of Montauk Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montauk Renewables has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Woodside Energy Group and Montauk Renewables, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0	1	0	1	3.00
Montauk Renewables	1	4	0	0	1.80

Montauk Renewables has a consensus target price of $1.80, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Montauk Renewables’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Montauk Renewables is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Summary

Montauk Renewables beats Woodside Energy Group on 7 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 Montauk Renewables

Montauk Renewables, Inc., a renewable energy company, engages in recovery and processing of biogas from landfills and other non-fossil fuel sources. It operates in two segments, Renewable Natural Gas and Renewable Electricity Generation. The company develops, owns, and operates renewable natural gas (RNG) projects that captures methane and prevents it from being released into the atmosphere by converting it into either RNG or electrical power for the electrical grid. Its customers for RNG and renewable identification numbers (RIN) include large, long-term owner-operators of landfills and livestock farms, local utilities, and large refiners in the natural gas and refining sectors. Montauk Renewables, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.