Par Pacific (PARR) Competitors

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

Is PARR or CIVI more profitable?

Civitas Resources has a net margin of 19.65% compared to Par Pacific's net margin of 3.74%. Civitas Resources' return on equity of 13.52% beat Par Pacific's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Par Pacific	3.74%	10.06%	3.37%
Civitas Resources	19.65%	13.52%	5.95%

Do analysts recommend PARR or CIVI?

Par Pacific currently has a consensus price target of $20.68, indicating a potential upside of 44.07%. Civitas Resources has a consensus price target of $62.57, indicating a potential upside of 120.94%. Given Civitas Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than Par Pacific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Civitas Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Does the media refer more to PARR or CIVI?

In the previous week, Par Pacific had 5 more articles in the media than Civitas Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Par Pacific and 1 mentions for Civitas Resources. Par Pacific's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Civitas Resources' score of 0.16 indicating that Par Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Par Pacific	Positive
Civitas Resources	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PARR or CIVI?

92.2% of Par Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PARR or CIVI?

Civitas Resources received 316 more outperform votes than Par Pacific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.84% of users gave Civitas Resources an outperform vote while only 32.67% of users gave Par Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Par Pacific	Outperform Votes 33 32.67%	Underperform Votes 68 67.33%
Civitas Resources	Outperform Votes 349 68.84%	Underperform Votes 158 31.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, PARR or CIVI?

Par Pacific has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PARR or CIVI?

Civitas Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Par Pacific. Par Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Civitas 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
Par Pacific	$7.97B	0.10	$728.64M	-$0.62	-23.15
Civitas Resources	$5.20B	0.50	$784.29M	$8.47	3.34

Summary

Civitas Resources beats Par Pacific on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.