Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Brokerages

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on YARIY. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Pareto Securities upgraded Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised Yara International ASA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th.

Yara International ASA Stock Performance

Yara International ASA stock opened at $28.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 0.89. Yara International ASA has a 1 year low of $17.48 and a 1 year high of $31.28. The company has a market capitalization of $14.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.39 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a 50 day moving average of $28.63 and a 200-day moving average of $23.68.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last announced its earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.06. Yara International ASA had a return on equity of 23.55% and a net margin of 8.58%.The business had revenue of $4.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.95 billion. On average, equities research analysts predict that Yara International ASA will post 3.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Yara International ASA Company Profile

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.