Civitas Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CIVI) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the President & COO, Clayton Carrell, recently bought a whopping US$875k worth of stock, at a price of US$28.22. That increased their holding by a full 53%, which arguably implies the sort of confidence required for a shy sweet-natured nerd to ask the most popular kid in the school to go out on a date.

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Civitas Resources Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Clayton Carrell is the biggest insider purchase of Civitas Resources shares that we've seen in the last year. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$31.80. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

While Civitas Resources insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

Check out our latest analysis for Civitas Resources NYSE:CIVI Insider Trading Volume May 14th 2025

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this freelist of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Does Civitas Resources Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Civitas Resources insiders own 0.4% of the company, worth about US$12m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Civitas Resources Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Civitas Resources we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Civitas Resources. To help with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs (1 is significant!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Civitas Resources.

But note: Civitas Resources may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this freelist of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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