CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Reaches New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN) reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $137.77 and last traded at $137.50, with a volume of 120737 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $128.73.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have 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, February 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered CVR Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

CVR Partners Stock Down 4.4%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $110.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.28 billion, a PE ratio of 14.23 and a beta of 0.60.

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

CVR Partners Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. CVR Partners’s dividend payout ratio is 15.85%.

Institutional Trading of CVR Partners

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in shares of CVR Partners during the second quarter valued at approximately $16,516,000. Oxbow Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of CVR Partners by 2,439.6% in the 4th quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 66,030 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,768,000 after purchasing an additional 63,430 shares in the last quarter. Natixis purchased a new stake in shares of CVR Partners in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,442,000. ING Groep NV grew its stake in shares of CVR Partners by 156.9% in the 4th quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 50,100 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $5,135,000 after buying an additional 30,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GraniteShares Advisors LLC bought a new position in CVR Partners during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,876,000. 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.