Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Stock Short Interest Climbs 158.3%

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,928 shares, an increase of 158.3% from the August 31st total of 7,715 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 45,295 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on YARIY. Zacks Research cut Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Yara International ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Yara International ASA to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, September 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Yara International ASA Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of YARIY stock opened at $22.93 on Tuesday. Yara International ASA has a fifty-two week low of $17.48 and a fifty-two week high of $31.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.68 billion, a PE ratio of 7.62 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.58.

Yara International ASA Company Profile

Yara International ASA is a Norway-based global company focused on crop nutrition and agricultural solutions. Its principal products include nitrogen fertilizers such as nitrates, urea and ammonia, as well as specialty fertilizers designed to support crop yields and improve nutrient efficiency.

The company also produces industrial nitrogen chemicals, including ammonia and nitrate-based products used in applications such as mining, manufacturing and environmental technology. Yara provides agronomic advice, digital farming tools and other services intended to help farmers manage nutrients and improve productivity while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact.

Yara serves customers through operations, production facilities and distribution networks across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific.