CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Hits New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $105.50 and last traded at $104.77, with a volume of 33472 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $101.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of CVR Partners in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

CVR Partners Trading Up 3.2%

The company has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.70 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 2.68, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $96.84 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.81.

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $4.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $163.55 million for the quarter. CVR Partners had a net margin of 20.70% and a return on equity of 41.38%.

CVR Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 10th were given a dividend of $4.02 per share. This is a boost from CVR Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $3.89. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. This represents a $16.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 15.3%. CVR Partners’s payout ratio is currently 133.55%.

Institutional Trading of CVR Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in CVR Partners by 3.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 193,066 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $17,399,000 after acquiring an additional 7,160 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of CVR Partners by 57.6% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 4,917 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $443,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of CVR Partners by 86.3% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,630 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $147,000 after purchasing an additional 755 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its holdings in shares of CVR Partners by 64.9% in the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 12,297 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,108,000 after purchasing an additional 4,840 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ING Groep NV grew its position in CVR Partners by 44.4% in the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 19,500 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,757,000 after purchasing an additional 6,000 shares during the period. 43.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About CVR Partners

CVR Partners, L.P. (NYSE: UAN) is a publicly traded master limited partnership focused on the production and marketing of nitrogen fertilizer products. Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, the partnership owns and operates two nitrogen fertilizer plants in Coffeyville, Kansas, where it manufactures ammonia, granular urea, and urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) solutions. These products are essential nutrients for a wide range of row and specialty crops, helping growers optimize yield and soil fertility across diverse agricultural applications.

The partnership’s operations center on two integrated facilities connected by pipeline, rail and trucking infrastructure, enabling efficient logistics and year-round production.