Civitas Resources (CIVI) Competitors

Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts recommend CIVI or APA?

Civitas Resources currently has a consensus price target of $48.69, suggesting a potential upside of 46.84%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.30%. Given Civitas Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Civitas Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CIVI or APA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Civitas Resources	$5.21B	0.59	$838.72M	$7.91	4.19
APA	$9.74B	0.76	$804M	$2.99	6.88

Does the media favor CIVI or APA?

In the previous week, APA had 21 more articles in the media than Civitas Resources. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for APA and 13 mentions for Civitas Resources. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Civitas Resources' score of 0.08 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Civitas Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
APA	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CIVI or APA more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Civitas Resources	15.72%	9.33%	4.12%
APA	10.53%	20.98%	7.21%

Which has more volatility and risk, CIVI or APA?

Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CIVI or APA?

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, 0.7% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CIVI or APA a better dividend stock?

Civitas Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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.

Summary

Civitas Resources beats APA on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.