Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Short Interest Up 111.8% in July

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 23,300 shares, agrowthof111.8% from the July 15th total of 11,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 27,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Approximately0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 27,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Yara International ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th.

Yara International ASA Stock Up 1.0%

YARIY stock opened at $18.65 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.60. Yara International ASA has a one year low of $12.98 and a one year high of $20.31. The company has a fifty day moving average of $18.80 and a 200-day moving average of $16.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.50 billion, a PE ratio of 13.51 and a beta of 0.88.

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $1.29. Yara International ASA had a net margin of 4.78% and a return on equity of 19.27%. The firm had revenue of $3.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $41.02 billion. As a group, analysts expect that Yara International ASA will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.

Yara International ASA Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1846 per share. This represents a yield of 102.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. Yara International ASA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.32%.

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.