CIVI vs. APA, CHRD, MGY, MTDR, MUR, NOG, OVV, PR, SM, and VTLE
Should you be buying Civitas Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Civitas Resources include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), SM Energy (SM), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Civitas Resources vs. Its Competitors
Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
Civitas Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Civitas Resources pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 33.4% 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. Civitas Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Civitas Resources has a net margin of 15.72% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Civitas Resources' return on equity.
Civitas Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than APA. Civitas Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Civitas Resources currently has a consensus target price of $48.46, suggesting a potential upside of 29.56%. APA has a consensus target price of $23.72, suggesting a potential downside of 0.49%. Given Civitas Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than APA.
In the previous week, APA had 20 more articles in the media than Civitas Resources. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for APA and 11 mentions for Civitas Resources. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Civitas Resources' score of 0.29 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Civitas Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Civitas Resources beats APA on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CIVI) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
