Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIYGet Free Report) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 42,894 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 28% from the previous session’s volume of 33,617 shares.The stock last traded at $24.7850 and had previously closed at $25.00.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YARIY has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup lowered Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Zacks Research raised Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Pareto Securities raised Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

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Yara International ASA Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $12.63 billion, a PE ratio of 9.01 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The business has a fifty day moving average of $28.50 and a 200 day moving average of $24.56.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIYGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 23.06% and a net margin of 8.58%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Yara International ASA will post 3.33 earnings per share for the current year.

About Yara International ASA

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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.

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