Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Receives Average Recommendation of “Buy” from Analysts

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

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lowered shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, 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.

Yara International ASA Price Performance

Shares of YARIY stock opened at $23.80 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.62. Yara International ASA has a one year low of $17.48 and a one year high of $31.28. The firm has a market cap of $12.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.91 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

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.