Yara International ASA (YARIY) – What Are Investment Firms Saying About This Stock?

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company.

Several research firms have recently commented on YARIY. Zacks Research lowered shares of Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Barclays raised shares of Yara International ASA to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th.

Yara International ASA Price Performance

YARIY opened at $21.51 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $23.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.74. Yara International ASA has a 12-month low of $17.48 and a 12-month high of $31.28. The firm has a market cap of $10.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.77 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The basic materials company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.59 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $4.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. Yara International ASA had a net margin of 8.20% and a return on equity of 15.44%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Yara International ASA will post 2.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Yara International ASA Company Profile

Yara International ASA is a Norway-based global fertilizer and crop nutrition company. Its business focuses on improving agricultural productivity through the production and distribution of nitrogen-based fertilizers, crop nutrition products and related agricultural solutions.

The company’s product portfolio includes ammonia, urea, nitrates, compound and specialty fertilizers, as well as industrial nitrogen products. Yara also provides agronomic guidance and digital tools intended to help farmers improve nutrient management, crop yields and environmental performance.

Yara serves agricultural and industrial customers across a broad international market, with operations, production facilities and sales activities spanning Europe, the Americas, Africa and other regions.