CVR Partners (UAN) Competitors

CSW Industrials (NASDAQ:CSWI) and CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSWI or UAN?

CSW Industrials received 34 more outperform votes than CVR Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.53% of users gave CSW Industrials an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave CVR Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CSW Industrials	Outperform Votes 247 62.53%	Underperform Votes 148 37.47%
CVR Partners	Outperform Votes 213 59.50%	Underperform Votes 145 40.50%

Which has more volatility & risk, CSWI or UAN?

CSW Industrials has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVR Partners has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CSWI or UAN?

In the previous week, CSW Industrials had 17 more articles in the media than CVR Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CSW Industrials and 1 mentions for CVR Partners. CSW Industrials' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat CVR Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that CSW Industrials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CSW Industrials	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CSWI or UAN?

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of CVR Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of CSW Industrials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CSWI or UAN?

CVR Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CSW Industrials. CVR Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSW Industrials, 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
CSW Industrials	$858.61M	6.00	$101.65M	$8.37	36.69
CVR Partners	$525.32M	2.47	$172.43M	$5.76	13.18

Is CSWI or UAN a better dividend stock?

CSW Industrials pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. CVR Partners pays an annual dividend of $7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. CSW Industrials pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVR Partners pays out 121.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is CSWI or UAN more profitable?

CSW Industrials has a net margin of 15.53% compared to CVR Partners' net margin of 11.59%. CVR Partners' return on equity of 20.61% beat CSW Industrials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSW Industrials	15.53%	15.72%	10.93%
CVR Partners	11.59%	20.61%	6.19%

Do analysts recommend CSWI or UAN?

CSW Industrials currently has a consensus price target of $379.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.40%. Given CSW Industrials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CSW Industrials is more favorable than CVR Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSW Industrials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
CVR Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

CSW Industrials beats CVR Partners on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.