CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Stock Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN) shares passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $116.58 and traded as low as $114.76. CVR Partners shares last traded at $116.5120, with a volume of 47,721 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on UAN. Wall Street Zen upgraded CVR Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded CVR Partners from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, CVR Partners currently has an average rating of “Buy”.

CVR Partners Trading Down 2.6%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a current ratio of 2.75. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.99 and a beta of 0.15. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $119.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $116.88.

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The basic materials company reported $4.72 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $180.05 million for the quarter. CVR Partners had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 40.08%.

CVR Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a $4.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This is an increase from CVR Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $16.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.9%. CVR Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently 139.13%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CVR Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UAN. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of CVR Partners during the first quarter worth approximately $1,595,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in CVR Partners by 144.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 21,376 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,899,000 after purchasing an additional 12,637 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in CVR Partners by 1,888.6% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 875 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 831 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in CVR Partners by 57.6% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 4,917 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $443,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in CVR Partners by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 193,066 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $17,399,000 after purchasing an additional 7,160 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 43.83% of the company’s stock.

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.