Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Short Interest Down 87.4% in July

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,606 shares, a decrease of 87.4% from the July 15th total of 36,668 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 61,104 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup downgraded Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research upgraded Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy”.

Yara International ASA Stock Performance

Shares of YARIY stock opened at $22.20 on Thursday. 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $23.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.38 and a beta of 0.56. Yara International ASA has a 12 month low of $17.48 and a 12 month high of $31.28.

About Yara International ASA

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.