Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Short Interest Up 85.5% in January

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,100 shares, an increase of 85.5% from the January 15th total of 7,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Yara International ASA Trading Down 1.8 %

YARIY opened at $14.01 on Thursday. Yara International ASA has a 12-month low of $12.98 and a 12-month high of $17.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.14 billion, a PE ratio of 11.05 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $14.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.50.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last issued its earnings results 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 net margin of 3.89% and a return on equity of 9.32%. As a group, research analysts expect that Yara International ASA will post 1.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Redburn Atlantic raised Yara International ASA to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th.

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.