Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY)’s stock price gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday. The stock had previously closed at $22.9274, but opened at $22.18. Yara International ASA shares last traded at $22.2950, with a volume of 8,289 shares.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YARIY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Barclays raised shares of Yara International ASA to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Yara International ASA currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Yara International ASA Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.58. The company has a market cap of $11.33 billion, a PE ratio of 7.39 and a beta of 0.57.

Yara International ASA Company Profile

Yara International ASA is a Norway-based global company focused on crop nutrition and agricultural solutions. Its principal products include nitrogen fertilizers such as nitrates, urea and ammonia, as well as specialty fertilizers designed to support crop yields and improve nutrient efficiency.

The company also produces industrial nitrogen chemicals, including ammonia and nitrate-based products used in applications such as mining, manufacturing and environmental technology. Yara provides agronomic advice, digital farming tools and other services intended to help farmers manage nutrients and improve productivity while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact.

Yara serves customers through operations, production facilities and distribution networks across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific.