Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.33 EPS

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The basic materials company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($0.33), Zacks reports. Yara International ASA had a return on equity of 9.32% and a net margin of 3.89%.

Yara International ASA Stock Up 2.7 %

OTCMKTS:YARIY traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $14.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 21,233 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,958. The company has a market capitalization of $7.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 0.92. Yara International ASA has a 12 month low of $12.98 and a 12 month high of $17.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.81. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $14.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Yara International ASA to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th.

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.