Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Short Interest Down 81.0% in March

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,200 shares, a decrease of 81.0% from the February 28th total of 6,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 39,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Yara International ASA Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of OTCMKTS YARIY traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $15.18. 3,584 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,091. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.66. Yara International ASA has a twelve month low of $12.98 and a twelve month high of $16.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 506.00 and a beta of 0.99.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The basic materials company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 expect that Yara International ASA will post 1.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.