Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GRNT or CIVI?

Civitas Resources received 343 more outperform votes than Granite Ridge Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.77% of users gave Civitas Resources an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Granite Ridge Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Granite Ridge Resources	Outperform Votes 5 55.56%	Underperform Votes 4 44.44%
Civitas Resources	Outperform Votes 348 68.77%	Underperform Votes 158 31.23%

Do analysts prefer GRNT or CIVI?

Granite Ridge Resources presently has a consensus price target of $7.70, suggesting a potential upside of 54.77%. Civitas Resources has a consensus price target of $62.86, suggesting a potential upside of 116.94%. Given Civitas Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Civitas Resources is more favorable than Granite Ridge Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Civitas Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Is GRNT or CIVI a better dividend stock?

Granite Ridge Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Civitas Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Granite Ridge Resources pays out 314.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Civitas Resources pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is GRNT or CIVI more profitable?

Civitas Resources has a net margin of 19.65% compared to Granite Ridge Resources' net margin of 12.59%. Civitas Resources' return on equity of 13.52% beat Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Ridge Resources	12.59%	11.58%	7.89%
Civitas Resources	19.65%	13.52%	5.95%

Which has more risk and volatility, GRNT or CIVI?

Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GRNT or CIVI?

In the previous week, Granite Ridge Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Civitas Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Granite Ridge Resources and 2 mentions for Civitas Resources. Granite Ridge Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Civitas Resources' score of -0.13 indicating that Granite Ridge Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Civitas Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GRNT or CIVI?

Civitas Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Granite Ridge Resources. Civitas Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Ridge 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
Granite Ridge Resources	$380.03M	1.72	$81.10M	$0.14	35.54
Civitas Resources	$5.20B	0.52	$784.29M	$8.47	3.42

Summary

Civitas Resources beats Granite Ridge Resources on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.