Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts give Yara International ASA a consensus Buy rating from seven analysts, including five strong buy and two hold recommendations, with recent upgrades from Zacks and Arctic Securities and a rating change at Rothschild & Co Redburn.
• Shares opened at $29.23 (up about 1.6%), trading near their 52-week high of $29.45 versus a low of $13.50, and the company has a market capitalization of $14.89 billion and a P/E ratio of 10.87.
• Yara is a Norway-based chemical company specializing in nitrogen-based fertilizers and crop nutrition solutions, operating across the value chain from ammonia production to finished fertilizer distribution.

Shares of Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Buy" from the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

Several brokerages have issued reports on YARIY. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised Yara International ASA from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Arctic Securiti raised shares of Yara International ASA from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th.

Yara International ASA Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of OTCMKTS:YARIY opened at $29.23 on Wednesday. Yara International ASA has a 52-week low of $13.50 and a 52-week high of $29.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $25.13 and a 200 day moving average of $21.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.89 billion, a PE ratio of 10.87 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.72.

About Yara International ASA

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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