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The closing price of Civitas Resources Inc (NYSE: CIVI) was $26.75 for the day, down -2.05% from the previous closing price of $27.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.59 million shares were traded. CIVI stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.48.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CIVI’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.44 and its Current Ratio is at 0.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BMO Capital Markets on March 24, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Market Perform and sets its target price to $42 from $50 previously.
On March 05, 2025, Siebert Williams Shank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $80 to $42.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on February 26, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $68 to $62.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 15 ’24 when CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT sold 6,956,520 shares for $73.22 per share. The transaction valued at 509,356,394 led to the insider holds 9,524,201 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CIVI now has a Market Capitalization of 2488212736 and an Enterprise Value of 7000790528. As of this moment, Civitas’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 3.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.345 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.942.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CIVI is 1.15, which has changed by -0.63836694 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07019031 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CIVI has reached a high of $76.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -30.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -47.37%.
Shares Statistics:
CIVI traded an average of 2.23M shares per day over the past three months and 3892170 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 93.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.80M. Insiders hold about 5.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.68% stake in the company. Shares short for CIVI as of 1743379200 were 7136680 with a Short Ratio of 3.20, compared to 1740700800 on 6054907. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7136680 and a Short% of Float of 10.73.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.97, CIVI has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.18198462The current Payout Ratio is 23.65% for CIVI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-05-01 when the company split stock in a 1000:111588 ratio.
