CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $101.12 and last traded at $101.03, with a volume of 16626 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $98.27.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of CVR Partners in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, CVR Partners has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

CVR Partners Stock Up 2.2%

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $96.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.68, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The firm has a market cap of $1.72 billion, a PE ratio of 8.34 and a beta of 0.84.

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $4.08 EPS for the quarter. CVR Partners had a return on equity of 41.38% and a net margin of 20.70%.The business had revenue of $163.55 million during the quarter.

CVR Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were issued a dividend of $4.02 per share. This is an increase from CVR Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $3.89. This represents a $16.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 16.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. CVR Partners’s payout ratio is presently 133.55%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of UAN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new stake in CVR Partners in the 2nd quarter worth $16,516,000. Aristides Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CVR Partners during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $326,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CVR Partners during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $266,000. SP Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of CVR Partners in the second quarter valued at $558,000. Finally, Natixis bought a new stake in CVR Partners in the second quarter worth $4,442,000. Hedge funds and other 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.