Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Shares Gap Down – Here’s Why

Shares of Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday. The stock had previously closed at $22.9274, but opened at $22.18. Yara International ASA shares last traded at $22.2950, with a volume of 8,289 shares changing hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays raised Yara International ASA to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

Yara International ASA Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $11.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.39 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.58.

Yara International ASA Company Profile

Yara International ASA is a Norway-based global company focused on crop nutrition and agricultural solutions. Its principal products include nitrogen fertilizers such as nitrates, urea and ammonia, as well as specialty fertilizers designed to support crop yields and improve nutrient efficiency.

The company also produces industrial nitrogen chemicals, including ammonia and nitrate-based products used in applications such as mining, manufacturing and environmental technology. Yara provides agronomic advice, digital farming tools and other services intended to help farmers manage nutrients and improve productivity while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact.

Yara serves customers through operations, production facilities and distribution networks across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific.