** Shares of oil and gas producer Civitas Resources CIVI.N fall 3% to $27.58
** RBC Capital Markets cuts CIVI's PT to $40 from $47; downgrades rating to "sector perform" from "outperform"
** Rating downgrade is related to a combination of factors including recent weaker operational performance and a greater uncertainty in the oil macro, RBC says
** CIVI needs to further reduce activity levels and productive capacity to be better positioned for a sub-$60 per barrel environment - brokerage
** As of last close, stock had fallen over 38% YTD
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City)
((Juby.Babu@thomsonreuters.com;))