Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

YARIY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup lowered shares of Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Pareto Securities raised shares of Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th.

Yara International ASA Stock Performance

Shares of YARIY opened at $24.71 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $12.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.99 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a 50-day moving average of $28.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.72. Yara International ASA has a 12-month low of $17.48 and a 12-month high of $31.28.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last announced its earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $4.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.95 billion. Yara International ASA had a net margin of 8.58% and a return on equity of 23.06%. As a group, research analysts predict that Yara International ASA will post 3.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.