Civitas Resources (CIVI) Competitors

Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media favor CIVI or CTRA?

In the previous week, Coterra Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Civitas Resources. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Coterra Energy and 10 mentions for Civitas Resources. Coterra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Civitas Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Coterra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Civitas Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Coterra Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CIVI or CTRA more profitable?

Coterra Energy has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Civitas Resources' net margin of 19.65%. Civitas Resources' return on equity of 13.52% beat Coterra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Civitas Resources	19.65%	13.52%	5.95%
Coterra Energy	21.91%	9.38%	5.95%

Is CIVI or CTRA a better dividend stock?

Civitas Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Civitas Resources pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coterra Energy pays out 50.6% 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.

Do analysts rate CIVI or CTRA?

Civitas Resources currently has a consensus target price of $82.67, indicating a potential upside of 62.31%. Coterra Energy has a consensus target price of $31.29, indicating a potential upside of 23.45%. Given Civitas Resources' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than Coterra Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Civitas Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CIVI or CTRA?

Civitas Resources received 262 more outperform votes than Coterra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.94% of users gave Civitas Resources an outperform vote while only 46.10% of users gave Coterra Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Civitas Resources	Outperform Votes 333 68.94%	Underperform Votes 150 31.06%
Coterra Energy	Outperform Votes 71 46.10%	Underperform Votes 83 53.90%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CIVI or CTRA?

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Civitas Resources. Civitas Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coterra Energy, 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	$3.48B	1.41	$784.29M	$10.10	5.04
Coterra Energy	$5.91B	3.16	$1.63B	$1.66	15.27

Which has more risk and volatility, CIVI or CTRA?

Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Coterra Energy beats Civitas Resources on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.