Head-To-Head Survey: Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) & Woodside Energy Group (OTCMKTS:WOPEY)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) and Woodside Energy Group (OTCMKTS:WOPEY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Riley Exploration Permian and Woodside Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riley Exploration Permian	0	0	1	0	3.00
Woodside Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Riley Exploration Permian presently has a consensus price target of $41.50, suggesting a potential upside of 49.07%. Given Riley Exploration Permian’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Riley Exploration Permian and Woodside Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riley Exploration Permian	28.48%	23.82%	11.31%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Riley Exploration Permian pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. Riley Exploration Permian pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Riley Exploration Permian has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Riley Exploration Permian and Woodside Energy Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Riley Exploration Permian	$392.89 million	1.56	$111.59 million	$4.53	6.15
Woodside Energy Group	$7.10 billion	1.98	$1.98 billion	N/A	N/A

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Riley Exploration Permian.

Summary

Riley Exploration Permian beats Woodside Energy Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Riley Exploration Permian

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Texas and New Mexico. The company's activities are primarily focused on the Northwest Shelf and Yeso trend of the Permian Basin. Its acreage is primarily located on contiguous blocks in Yoakum County, Texas; and Eddy County, New Mexico. Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

About Woodside Energy Group

Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, marketing, and sale of hydrocarbons in Oceania, Asia, Canada, Africa, and internationally. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline natural gas, condensate, liquefied petroleum gas, and crude oil. It holds interests in the Greater Browse, Greater Sunrise, Greater Pluto, Greater Exmouth, North West Shelf, Wheatstone, Julimar-Brunello, Canada, Senegal, Greater Scarborough, and Myanmar projects. 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.