CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Stock Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $118.30 and traded as high as $124.56. CVR Partners shares last traded at $124.1810, with a volume of 33,841 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on UAN shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of CVR Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of CVR Partners from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

CVR Partners Trading Up 1.1%

The company has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.15. The company has a current ratio of 2.75, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.83. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $117.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $118.30.

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The basic materials company reported $4.72 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $180.05 million during 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 paid a $4.00 dividend. This is an increase from CVR Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. This represents a $16.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. CVR Partners’s dividend payout ratio is 139.13%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in CVR Partners by 219.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,209 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $913,000 after acquiring an additional 4,955 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of CVR Partners by 30.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,054 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,400,000 after purchasing an additional 2,591 shares during the last quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of CVR Partners by 5.7% in the first quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 69,768 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $8,838,000 after purchasing an additional 3,738 shares during the period. Webster Bank N. A. bought a new position in shares of CVR Partners in the first quarter valued at about $380,000. Finally, Aristides Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CVR Partners during the 4th quarter worth about $214,000. 43.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.