Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Short Interest Up 85.5% in January

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,100 shares, a growth of 85.5% from the January 15th total of 7,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 32,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Yara International ASA Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of YARIY stock opened at $14.01 on Thursday. Yara International ASA has a fifty-two week low of $12.98 and a fifty-two week high of $17.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $14.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.50. The stock has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.05 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The basic materials company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.33). Yara International ASA had a return on equity of 9.32% and a net margin of 3.89%. On average, analysts anticipate that Yara International ASA will post 1.02 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Redburn Atlantic raised Yara International ASA to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th.

Yara International ASA Company Profile

Yara International ASA provides crop nutrition and industrial solutions in Norway, European Union, Europe, Africa, Asia, North and Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers ammonium- and urea-based fertilizers; compound fertilizers that contain nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium; coatings; biostimulants; organic-based fertilizers; green fertilizers are nitrate-based mineral fertilizers, as well as foliar and fertigation solutions; and nitrate, calcium nitrate, micronutrient, and fertigation and urea fertilizers.