Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Sets New 1-Year High - Should You Buy?

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $16.77 and last traded at $16.74, with a volume of 66654 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.28.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, BNP Paribas raised Yara International ASA to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th.

Yara International ASA Stock Down 4.5 %

The firm has a market capitalization of $8.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 538.67 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $15.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.61.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The basic materials company reported $0.18 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, sell-side analysts anticipate 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.