CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Posts Earnings Results

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The basic materials company reported ($0.97) earnings per share for the quarter, Zacks reports. CVR Partners had a net margin of 20.70% and a return on equity of 41.38%.

CVR Partners Price Performance

Shares of UAN stock traded up $1.94 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $108.94. 40,276 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 31,944. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $104.71 and its 200-day moving average is $97.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.68 and a quick ratio of 1.92. CVR Partners has a 52 week low of $63.45 and a 52 week high of $119.90. The stock has a market cap of $1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.05 and a beta of 0.66.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded CVR Partners from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CVR Partners

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in UAN. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in CVR Partners by 33.3% in 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 during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in CVR Partners by 1,888.6% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 875 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 831 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of CVR Partners in the 4th quarter valued at $205,000. Aristides Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of CVR Partners in the 4th quarter worth $214,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CVR Partners during the fourth quarter worth $222,000. 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.