New Concept Energy (NYSE:GBR) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) Financial Comparison

New Concept Energy (NYSE:GBR) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

New Concept Energy has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares New Concept Energy and Woodside Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Concept Energy	16.86%	0.63%	0.62%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of New Concept Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares New Concept Energy and Woodside Energy Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Concept Energy	$150,000.00	N/A	$180,000.00	($0.03)	-37.00
Woodside Energy Group	$13.99 billion	1.40	$1.66 billion	N/A	N/A

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than New Concept Energy.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for New Concept Energy and Woodside Energy Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New Concept Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Woodside Energy Group	2	0	1	0	1.67

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats New Concept Energy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About New Concept Energy

New Concept Energy, Inc. engages in real estate rental business. The company owns approximately 190 acres of land located in Parkersburg West Virginia. It also provides advisory and management services for an independent oil and gas company. The company was formerly known as CabelTel International Corporation and changed its name to New Concept Energy, Inc. in May 2008. New Concept Energy, Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas.

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.