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

CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $97.60 and traded as high as $106.11. CVR Partners shares last traded at $105.3550, with a volume of 84,339 shares trading hands.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on UAN. Weiss Ratings lowered CVR Partners from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen downgraded CVR Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

CVR Partners Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 2.21. The stock has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a PE ratio of 11.28 and a beta of 0.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $106.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.60.

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported ($0.97) earnings per share for the quarter. CVR Partners had a return on equity of 32.82% and a net margin of 16.28%.The business had revenue of $131.07 million for the quarter.

CVR Partners Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 9th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a $0.37 dividend. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. CVR Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 172.16%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of CVR Partners during the second quarter worth about $16,516,000. Aristides Capital LLC acquired a new stake in CVR Partners during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $326,000. SP Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CVR Partners in the 2nd quarter valued at $558,000. Natixis acquired a new stake in shares of CVR Partners in the second quarter worth $4,442,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its holdings in shares of CVR Partners by 64.9% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 12,297 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,108,000 after purchasing an additional 4,840 shares during the last quarter. 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.