Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Stock Passes Above 50-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of $14.30 and traded as high as $15.30. Yara International ASA shares last traded at $15.30, with a volume of 12,957 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Yara International ASA Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $7.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 510.00 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The basic materials company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.33). Yara International ASA had a return on equity of 7.70% and a net margin of 0.10%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Yara International ASA will post 1.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Yara International ASA Company Profile

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.