CVR Partners (UAN) Competitors

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is ESI or UAN more profitable?

CVR Partners has a net margin of 11.59% compared to Element Solutions' net margin of 9.94%. CVR Partners' return on equity of 20.61% beat Element Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Element Solutions	9.94%	14.68%	7.08%
CVR Partners	11.59%	20.61%	6.19%

Does the media prefer ESI or UAN?

In the previous week, Element Solutions had 16 more articles in the media than CVR Partners. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Element Solutions and 1 mentions for CVR Partners. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat CVR Partners' score of 1.73 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CVR Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer ESI or UAN?

Element Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $26.38, indicating a potential upside of 18.97%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CVR Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ESI or UAN?

CVR Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Element Solutions. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Element Solutions	$2.48B	2.17	$118.10M	$1.19	18.63
CVR Partners	$540.53M	2.62	$172.43M	$7.13	11.62

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 1.4%. CVR Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Element Solutions pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVR Partners pays out 126.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESI or UAN?

CVR Partners received 146 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.61% of users gave CVR Partners an outperform vote while only 47.89% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Element Solutions	Outperform Votes 68 47.89%	Underperform Votes 74 52.11%
CVR Partners	Outperform Votes 214 59.61%	Underperform Votes 145 40.39%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ESI or UAN?

92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of CVR Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ESI or UAN?

Element Solutions has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Partners has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Element Solutions beats CVR Partners on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.