Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 10,800 shares, a growth of 107.7% from the August 31st total of 5,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 181,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Yara International ASA Price Performance

YARIY opened at $15.82 on Friday. Yara International ASA has a 12-month low of $13.25 and a 12-month high of $19.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.74. The company has a market capitalization of $8.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -221.43 and a beta of 0.93.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 18th. The basic materials company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter. Yara International ASA had a return on equity of 7.58% and a net margin of 1.85%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Yara International ASA will post 0.83 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.