Critical Comparison: Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) and OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR (OTCMKTS:OPHRY)

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) and OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR (OTCMKTS:OPHRY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Yara International ASA has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Yara International ASA and OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yara International ASA	1.85%	7.58%	3.55%
OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Yara International ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Yara International ASA and OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yara International ASA	$15.55 billion	0.47	$48.00 million	($0.07)	-205.57
OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR	$188.53 million	2.78	-$111.79 million	N/A	N/A

Yara International ASA has higher revenue and earnings than OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Yara International ASA and OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yara International ASA	0	0	0	0	N/A
OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Yara International ASA beats OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It also offers digital solutions, such as variable rate application solutions; N-Sensor, a tractor-mounted hardware; N-Tester, a handheld nitrogen measurement tool; YaraFX Insight, an agricultural API; and Atfarm, a digital toolbox for farmer. The company sells its products under YaraBela, YaraMila, YaraLiva, YaraVita, YaraRega, YaraTera, YaraSuna, and YaraVera and brands. Yara International ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

About OPHIR ENERGY PL/ADR

Ophir Energy plc engages in the exploration, development, and production of upstream oil and gas properties in Asia and Africa. The company develops offshore and deep-water oil and gas exploration assets. It has 1 billion barrel of oil equivalent of reserves and resources. Ophir Energy plc was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.