Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Upgraded at Kepler Capital Markets

Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a report released on Wednesday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Separately, BNP Paribas raised shares of Yara International ASA to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th.

Yara International ASA Trading Up 3.7%

OTCMKTS:YARIY opened at $19.55 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $9.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 651.53 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $16.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.24. Yara International ASA has a 1 year low of $12.98 and a 1 year high of $19.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Yara International ASA Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 3rd will be paid a $0.1846 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a yield of 1.02%. Yara International ASA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.07%.

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.