Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) Shares Cross Above 50 Day Moving Average - What's Next?

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY - Get Free Report) crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $14.30 and traded as high as $15.30. Yara International ASA shares last traded at $15.30, with a volume of 12,957 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Yara International ASA to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th.

Yara International ASA Stock Performance

The stock's 50-day moving average is $14.35 and its 200-day moving average is $14.56. The stock has a market cap of $7.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 519.33 and a beta of 0.99. 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 (OTCMKTS:YARIY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The basic materials company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.33). Yara International ASA had a return on equity of 7.70% and a net margin of 0.10%. Analysts anticipate that Yara International ASA will post 1.33 EPS 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.