CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Shares of CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN) saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 30,159 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 15% from the previous session’s volume of 35,354 shares.The stock last traded at $99.13 and had previously closed at $100.80.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on UAN. Weiss Ratings cut CVR Partners from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen cut CVR Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

CVR Partners Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. The firm has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.40 and a beta of 0.66. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $105.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.24.

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported ($0.97) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $131.07 million during the quarter. CVR Partners had a return on equity of 32.82% and a net margin of 16.28%.

CVR Partners Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. CVR Partners’s payout ratio is currently 15.85%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Luken Investment Analytics LLC bought a new position in shares of CVR Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in CVR Partners in the third quarter worth $54,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of CVR Partners by 33.3% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 557 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of CVR Partners by 1,888.6% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 875 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 831 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CVR Partners during the 4th quarter valued at $100,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 43.83% of the company’s stock.

CVR Partners Company Profile

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.