Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, nitrogen fertilizer producer CVR Partners (UAN 0.16%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at CVR and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
CVR facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Sugar Land, Texas (2007) |
Market Cap |
$1.8 billion |
Industry |
Fertilizers and agricultural chemicals |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$305.4 million |
Management |
CEO Byron Kelley (since 2011) CFO Susan Ball (since 2012) |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
24.8% |
Cash/Debt |
$153.2 million / $127.5 million |
Dividend Yield |
10% |
Competitors |
Agrium CF Industries Terra Nitrogen |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 99% of the 341 members who have rated CVR believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star PsychoDr, succinctly summed up the CVR bull case for our community:
I like the potential of this company. Their stock took a bit of a hit recently, but it had nothing to do with fundamentals. In fact recent earnings were depressed as company built out capacity to refine more [urea ammonium nitrate] than they had in the past. This is important because [urea ammonium nitrate] is the next step in fertilizer production and has significantly higher profit margin. I also like their dividend policy which I will leave for you to research.