CVR Partners (UAN) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CVR Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ESI or UAN?

In the previous week, Element Solutions had 13 more articles in the media than CVR Partners. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Element Solutions and 0 mentions for CVR Partners. CVR Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Element Solutions' score of 1.36 indicating that CVR Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Element Solutions	Positive
CVR Partners	Very Positive

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	2.54	$244.20M	$1.00	25.87
CVR Partners	$525.32M	2.94	$60.90M	$8.32	10.83

Do analysts recommend ESI or UAN?

Element Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $27.38, indicating a potential upside of 5.84%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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 more volatility and risk, ESI or UAN?

Element Solutions has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Partners has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 1.2%. CVR Partners pays an annual dividend of $15.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.3%. 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%

Summary

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