CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The basic materials company reported ($0.97) earnings per share for the quarter, Zacks reports. CVR Partners had a return on equity of 31.60% and a net margin of 16.28%.The business had revenue of $131.07 million for the quarter.

CVR Partners Stock Up 0.4%

CVR Partners stock opened at $108.42 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.61 and a beta of 0.66. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $105.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.22. 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 fifty-two week low of $63.45 and a fifty-two week high of $119.90.

CVR Partners Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 9th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. CVR Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 133.55%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CVR Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of CVR Partners by 33.3% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 557 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 831 shares in the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury bought a new position in shares of CVR Partners during the 4th quarter valued at about $165,000. Wedbush Securities Inc. bought a new stake in CVR Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,000. Finally, Aristides Capital LLC acquired a new stake in CVR Partners during the 4th quarter worth approximately $214,000. 43.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.