CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $117.44 and traded as high as $117.45. CVR Partners shares last traded at $115.8720, with a volume of 13,526 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

CVR Partners Trading Up 0.6%

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $118.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $117.44. 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 $1.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 0.15.

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. CVR Partners had a return on equity of 40.08% and a net margin of 18.89%.The business had revenue of $180.05 million during the quarter.

CVR Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 18th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a dividend of $4.00 per share. This is a boost from CVR Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $16.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.8%. CVR Partners’s payout ratio is currently 139.13%.

Institutional Trading of CVR Partners

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings 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. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of CVR Partners by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 3,757 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $385,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in CVR Partners by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,408 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $862,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in CVR Partners by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 5,823 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $597,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in CVR Partners by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,745 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $691,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the last quarter. 43.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.