Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Short Interest Update

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 6,300 shares, a growth of 65.8% from the February 13th total of 3,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 40,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Yara International ASA Stock Performance

Shares of Yara International ASA stock opened at $15.42 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 514.00 and a beta of 0.99. Yara International ASA has a 12 month low of $12.98 and a 12 month high of $16.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The basic materials company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.33). Yara International ASA had a net margin of 0.10% and a return on equity of 7.70%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Yara International ASA will post 1.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, BNP Paribas raised shares of Yara International ASA to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th.

About Yara International ASA

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.