Woodside Energy reports April 29 with short sellers cutting positions aggressively. Short interest fell 40% over the past month to 2.41 million shares as of April 23, while cost to borrow declined 30% and utilisation dropped to 76%.
Short interest stands at 2.41 million shares as of April 23, down 14% in one week and 40% over the past month. Days to cover sits at 2.26 according to the latest FINRA report from mid-April. Cost to borrow fell to 3.04%, down 19% over one week and 30% over the past month. Utilisation dropped to 75.86% from a 52-week high of 100% touched in mid-March. The sharp unwinding suggests shorts covered aggressively through late March and early April.
Put-call ratio dropped to 0.148 on April 24, well below the 20-day mean of 0.180. The z-score of -2.43 indicates unusually bullish positioning. PCR sits near the middle of its 52-week range of 0.045 to 0.749. The low ratio signals call-heavy activity heading into the earnings print.
Analyst coverage data is unavailable. Recent firm-level changes are limited to older moves: Citigroup upgraded WDS from Sell to Neutral in February 2025, while Bernstein downgraded from Outperform to Market Perform in August 2024.
Enterprise value stands at $41.3 billion as of year-end 2025. Factor scores show a 53rd percentile rank on EPS surprise and a 65th percentile rank on dividend score. EV/EBIT ranks in the 29th percentile. The dividend score reflects WDS's recent AUD 0.83 payout announced in February 2026.
Chief Commercial Officer Mark Abbotsford sold $360,000 worth of shares over the past 90 days across two March transactions. The Big Three hold concentrated positions: State Street owns 8.1%, BlackRock 7.1%, and Vanguard 6.0%. All three added shares in Q1 2026, with BlackRock up 651,000 shares and Vanguard up 444,000.
Woodside last reported on April 23, 2026, followed by prints on March 10 and February 23. The stock is down 5.3% over the past month but up 2.9% over the past week, closing at $23.04 on April 24.
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