Civitas Resources (CIVI) Competitors

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) and Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Is OVV or CIVI a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Civitas Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Ovintiv pays out 51.1% 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. Ovintiv has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Civitas Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate OVV or CIVI?

Ovintiv presently has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.70%. Civitas Resources has a consensus price target of $56.27, indicating a potential upside of 79.54%. Given Civitas Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Civitas Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has more volatility & risk, OVV or CIVI?

Ovintiv has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% 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 OVV or CIVI more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.15% compared to Civitas Resources' net margin of 19.65%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 17.87% beat Civitas Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	20.15%	17.87%	9.35%
Civitas Resources	19.65%	13.52%	5.95%

Does the media refer more to OVV or CIVI?

In the previous week, Civitas Resources had 26 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Civitas Resources and 12 mentions for Ovintiv. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Civitas Resources' score of 0.02 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Civitas Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	34 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OVV or CIVI?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Civitas Resources. Civitas Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, 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
Ovintiv	$9.18B	1.15	$2.09B	$2.35	17.25
Civitas Resources	$5.07B	0.57	$784.29M	$8.72	3.59

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OVV or CIVI?

83.8% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Civitas Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OVV or CIVI?

Civitas Resources received 178 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.75% of users gave Civitas Resources an outperform vote while only 53.37% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 174 53.37%	Underperform Votes 152 46.63%
Civitas Resources	Outperform Votes 352 68.75%	Underperform Votes 160 31.25%

Summary

Ovintiv beats Civitas Resources on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.