L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 36,200 shares, an increase of 346.9% from the December 31st total of 8,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 815,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On L’Air Liquide

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hancock Whitney Corp raised its stake in shares of L’Air Liquide by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 16,872 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $652,000 after purchasing an additional 1,356 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC raised its position in L’Air Liquide by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 38,951 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,506,000 after buying an additional 2,667 shares during the last quarter. Boston Common Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in L’Air Liquide by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Common Asset Management LLC now owns 70,804 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,738,000 after acquiring an additional 4,726 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS acquired a new position in L’Air Liquide during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $202,000. 0.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Redburn Atlantic raised L’Air Liquide from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday.

L’Air Liquide Stock Performance

AIQUY traded down $0.10 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $34.81. The company had a trading volume of 234,865 shares, compared to its average volume of 391,339. L’Air Liquide has a 12 month low of $31.68 and a 12 month high of $39.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.77. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $32.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.26.

About L’Air Liquide

L'Air Liquide SA provides gases, technologies, and services for the industrial and health sectors in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates in Gas & Services, Engineering & Construction, and Global Markets & Technologies segments. The Gas & Services segment comprises large industries business, which offers gas and energy solutions including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, as well as operates cogeneration plants to supply steam and electricity to metals, chemicals, refining, and energy industries; and industrial merchant business line provides industrial gases, equipment, hardgoods, and associated services to materials and energy, automotive and manufacturing, food and pharmaceuticals, technology and research, and craftsmen and retail sectors.