CVR Partners (UAN) Competitors

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Element Solutions	$2.46B	2.52	$244.20M	$1.00	25.58
CVR Partners	$525.32M	2.95	$60.90M	$8.32	10.86

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 Solutions	9.66%	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)	2.91
CVR Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Element Solutions beats CVR Partners on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.