Civitas Resources (CIVI) Competitors

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is EC or CIVI a better dividend stock?

Ecopetrol pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Civitas Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Ecopetrol pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Civitas Resources pays out 19.8% 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EC or CIVI?

Ecopetrol has higher revenue and earnings than Civitas Resources. Ecopetrol 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
Ecopetrol	$33.22B	0.52	$25.27B	$2.27	3.73
Civitas Resources	$3.48B	1.49	$784.29M	$10.10	5.30

Does the media favor EC or CIVI?

In the previous week, Ecopetrol had 1 more articles in the media than Civitas Resources. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ecopetrol and 8 mentions for Civitas Resources. Civitas Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Ecopetrol's score of 0.48 indicating that Civitas Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ecopetrol	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Civitas Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EC or CIVI?

Civitas Resources received 40 more outperform votes than Ecopetrol when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.51% of users gave Civitas Resources an outperform vote while only 52.98% of users gave Ecopetrol an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ecopetrol	Outperform Votes 302 52.98%	Underperform Votes 268 47.02%
Civitas Resources	Outperform Votes 342 69.51%	Underperform Votes 150 30.49%

Which has more risk and volatility, EC or CIVI?

Ecopetrol has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EC or CIVI?

Ecopetrol currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.41%. Civitas Resources has a consensus target price of $75.70, indicating a potential upside of 41.34%. Given Civitas Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than Ecopetrol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ecopetrol	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Civitas Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EC or CIVI?

94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Is EC or CIVI more profitable?

Civitas Resources has a net margin of 19.65% compared to Ecopetrol's net margin of 13.92%. Civitas Resources' return on equity of 13.52% beat Ecopetrol's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ecopetrol	13.92%	9.42%	3.31%
Civitas Resources	19.65%	13.52%	5.95%

Summary

Civitas Resources beats Ecopetrol on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.