Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Receives Average Recommendation of “Buy” from Analysts

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the six research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on YARIY shares. Citigroup downgraded Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research raised Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd.

Yara International ASA Price Performance

Shares of YARIY stock opened at $22.00 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $23.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.55. The firm has a market cap of $11.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.31 and a beta of 0.56. Yara International ASA has a 1-year low of $17.48 and a 1-year high of $31.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

About Yara International ASA

Yara International ASA is a Norway-based chemical company that specializes in the production and distribution of mineral fertilizers and nitrogen-based crop nutrition solutions. Headquartered in Oslo, Yara is recognized for its comprehensive portfolio of products that support agricultural productivity, environmental protection and industrial applications. The company’s operations span the entire value chain from ammonia production to the blending and distribution of finished fertilizer products.

The core of Yara’s business centers on nitrogen-based fertilizers including ammonium nitrate, urea, calcium ammonium nitrate and specialty blends designed to optimize crop yield and nutrient use efficiency.