Financial Contrast: CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) vs. Phosphate (OTCMKTS:PHOS)

Phosphate (OTCMKTS:PHOS) and CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

43.8% of CVR Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of CVR Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Phosphate and CVR Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phosphate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVR Partners	$525.32 million	3.03	$60.90 million	$8.32	11.19

CVR Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Phosphate.

Profitability

This table compares Phosphate and CVR Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phosphate	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVR Partners	15.27%	29.35%	8.76%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Phosphate and CVR Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phosphate	0	0	0	0	0.00
CVR Partners	0	0	1	0	3.00

Given Phosphate’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Phosphate is more favorable than CVR Partners.

Summary

CVR Partners beats Phosphate on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Phosphate

Phosphate Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiary, Mississippi Phosphates Corporation, engages in the production and sale of phosphate fertilizer in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The company also exports its products. Phosphate Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Madison, Mississippi.

About CVR Partners

CVR Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of nitrogen fertilizer products in the United States. The company offers ammonia products for agricultural and industrial customers; and urea ammonium nitrate products to agricultural customers, as well as retailers and distributors. CVR GP, LLC serves as the general partner of the company. CVR Partners, LP was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas. CVR Partners, LP is a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc.