Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,737 shares, a growth of 342.4% from the October 15th total of 2,427 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 169,784 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays upgraded shares of Yara International ASA to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Yara International ASA to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Yara International ASA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

Yara International ASA Stock Up 0.3%

Yara International ASA stock opened at $21.35 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.83 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.85. Yara International ASA has a one year low of $17.48 and a one year high of $31.28.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 22nd. The basic materials company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 8.20%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Yara International ASA will post 3.92 earnings per share for the current year.

About Yara International ASA

Yara International ASA is a Norway-based company focused on crop nutrition and industrial nitrogen products. Its offerings include nitrogen fertilizers such as ammonia, urea and nitrate fertilizers, as well as blended fertilizers and crop nutrition solutions designed to support agricultural productivity. The company also supplies ammonia and other nitrogen-based products for industrial uses, including solutions that help reduce emissions. Yara serves agricultural and industrial customers across a broad international network, with operations and commercial activities spanning multiple regions.