CIVI vs. PR, OVV, VNOM, SUN, HESM, APA, CHRD, VIST, MGY, and VVV
Should you be buying Civitas Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Civitas Resources include Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), Sunoco (SUN), Hess Midstream (HESM), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), and Valvoline (VVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Civitas Resources vs.
Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, Civitas Resources had 7 more articles in the media than Permian Resources. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Civitas Resources and 26 mentions for Permian Resources. Permian Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Civitas Resources' score of -0.03 indicating that Permian Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Civitas Resources received 274 more outperform votes than Permian Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.88% of users gave Civitas Resources an outperform vote while only 67.24% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote.
Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Civitas Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Permian Resources pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Civitas Resources pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Permian Resources has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Civitas Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Civitas Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Permian Resources. Civitas Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Permian Resources currently has a consensus price target of $18.63, suggesting a potential upside of 46.25%. Civitas Resources has a consensus price target of $58.27, suggesting a potential upside of 110.69%. Given Civitas Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than Permian Resources.
91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Permian Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Permian Resources has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Permian Resources has a net margin of 21.20% compared to Civitas Resources' net margin of 19.65%. Civitas Resources' return on equity of 13.52% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.
Summary
Permian Resources beats Civitas Resources on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CIVI) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff