CVR Partners (UAN) Competitors $90.38 -0.06 (-0.07%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.65 +1.27 (+1.41%) As of 10/17/2025 07:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UAN vs. ESI, AXTA, CSW, PRM, MEOH, AVNT, PCT, NGVT, CC, and BAKShould you be buying CVR Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CVR Partners include Element Solutions (ESI), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), CSW Industrials (CSW), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Methanex (MEOH), Avient (AVNT), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Ingevity (NGVT), Chemours (CC), and Braskem (BAK). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. CVR Partners vs. Its Competitors Element Solutions Axalta Coating Systems CSW Industrials Perimeter Solutions Methanex Avient PureCycle Technologies Ingevity Chemours Braskem Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ESI or UAN? Element Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than CVR Partners. CVR Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElement Solutions$2.46B2.52$244.20M$1.0025.58CVR Partners$525.32M2.95$60.90M$8.3210.86 Does the media favor ESI or UAN? In the previous week, Element Solutions had 10 more articles in the media than CVR Partners. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Element Solutions and 1 mentions for CVR Partners. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat CVR Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Element Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CVR Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ESI or UAN a better dividend stock? Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CVR Partners pays an annual dividend of $15.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Element Solutions pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVR Partners pays out 187.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CVR Partners has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CVR Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is ESI or UAN more profitable? CVR Partners has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Element Solutions' net margin of 9.66%. CVR Partners' return on equity of 29.35% beat Element Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Element Solutions9.66% 14.14% 7.17% CVR Partners 15.27%29.35%8.76% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ESI or UAN? 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of CVR Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CVR Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, ESI or UAN? Element Solutions has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Partners has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ESI or UAN? Element Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $28.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.39%. Given Element Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than CVR Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Element Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91CVR Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryElement Solutions beats CVR Partners on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CVR Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCVR PartnersFERTILIZERS IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.55B$7.85B$3.83B$21.77BDividend Yield17.20%5.18%5.05%3.62%P/E Ratio10.8612.51156.5132.40Price / Sales2.951.3923,917.2460.29Price / Cash10.347.2726.6424.37Price / Book5.281.627.184.59Net Income$60.90M$275.95M$148.99M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.59%-3.21%45.54%1.32%1 Month Performance-1.09%-2.24%53.89%-1.45%1 Year Performance22.38%9.66%75.53%9.57% CVR Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UANCVR Partners0.6944 of 5 stars$90.38-0.1%N/A+22.1%$1.55B$525.32M10.86300News CoverageESIElement Solutions4.7016 of 5 stars$25.10+4.8%$27.88+11.1%+0.3%$5.78B$2.46B25.105,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.5004 of 5 stars$26.78+1.5%$36.43+36.0%-22.0%$5.72B$5.28B13.1312,800Analyst ForecastCSWCSW Industrials4.0803 of 5 stars$235.85+1.7%$302.40+28.2%-38.9%$3.90B$878.30M28.182,600Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPRMPerimeter Solutions3.7965 of 5 stars$22.13+4.4%$25.00+12.9%+71.2%$3.10B$609.32M51.48240News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpMEOHMethanex4.4008 of 5 stars$37.21+3.4%$46.00+23.6%-17.2%$2.78B$3.72B10.981,415News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeAVNTAvient4.5886 of 5 stars$31.02+2.1%$46.00+48.3%-38.9%$2.78B$3.24B24.239,200PCTPureCycle Technologies2.1271 of 5 stars$13.17-3.0%$15.00+13.9%+31.9%$2.45BN/A-7.79120Positive NewsNGVTIngevity1.6476 of 5 stars$53.64+1.5%$58.00+8.1%+53.1%$1.93B$1.41B-9.011,600CCChemours4.0756 of 5 stars$13.46+7.2%$18.13+34.7%-34.7%$1.88B$5.78B-4.816,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBAKBraskem2.4448 of 5 stars$2.47+3.6%$4.40+78.5%-62.9%$948.68M$14.36B-0.978,382Analyst DowngradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Element Solutions Competitors Axalta Coating Systems Competitors CSW Industrials Competitors Perimeter Solutions Competitors Methanex Competitors Avient Competitors PureCycle Technologies Competitors Ingevity Competitors Chemours Competitors Braskem Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UAN) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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