Civitas Resources Inc (NYSE: CIVI) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.27 compared to its previous closing price of 36.44. However, the company has seen a gain of 4.82% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-25 that NEW YORK, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Civitas Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CIVI) resulting from allegations that Civitas Resources may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
Is It Worth Investing in Civitas Resources Inc (NYSE: CIVI) Right Now?
Civitas Resources Inc (NYSE: CIVI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 4.29x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for CIVI is at 1.39. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CIVI is 88.04M, and currently, shorts hold a 6.88% of that float. The average trading volume for CIVI on March 26, 2025 was 1.83M shares.
CIVI’s Market Performance
CIVI stock saw a decrease of 4.82% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -26.29% and a quarterly a decrease of -15.07%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.14%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.71% for Civitas Resources Inc (CIVI).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.69% for CIVI’s stock, with a -31.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CIVI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CIVI stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for CIVI by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for CIVI in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $42 based on the research report published on March 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Siebert Williams Shank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CIVI reach a price target of $42, previously predicting the price at $80. The rating they have provided for CIVI stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on March 05th, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to CIVI, setting the target price at $62 in the report published on February 26th of the current year.
CIVI Trading at -18.22% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CIVI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -52.19% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.14%, as shares sank -9.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -29.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CIVI rose by +4.82%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -46.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.05. In addition, Civitas Resources Inc saw -20.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CIVI starting from CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT, who sale 6,956,520 shares at the price of $73.22 back on May 15 ’24. After this action, CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT now owns 9,524,201 shares of Civitas Resources Inc, valued at $509,356,394 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CIVI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Civitas Resources Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 13.09, with 5.78 for asset returns.
Based on Civitas Resources Inc (CIVI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.64. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.68. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.54 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.44.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Civitas Resources Inc (CIVI) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
