Civitas Resources (CIVI) Competitors

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.

Does the media prefer PR or CIVI?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Permian Resources	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Civitas Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PR or CIVI?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 78 67.24%	Underperform Votes 38 32.76%
Civitas Resources	Outperform Votes 352 68.88%	Underperform Votes 159 31.12%

Is PR or CIVI a better dividend stock?

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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PR or CIVI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permian Resources	$5.13B	1.99	$476.31M	$1.62	7.86
Civitas Resources	$5.07B	0.51	$784.29M	$8.72	3.17

Do analysts prefer PR or CIVI?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Civitas Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PR or CIVI?

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.

Which has more risk & volatility, PR or CIVI?

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.

Is PR or CIVI more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%
Civitas Resources	19.65%	13.52%	5.95%

Summary

Permian Resources beats Civitas Resources on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.