Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,715 shares, a growth of 362.5% from the August 15th total of 1,668 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 71,919 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on YARIY shares. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Zacks Research lowered Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Yara International ASA to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Yara International ASA has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Yara International ASA Stock Down 2.5%

YARIY stock opened at $25.04 on Friday. Yara International ASA has a fifty-two week low of $17.48 and a fifty-two week high of $31.28. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $23.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.32 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.78.

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.