Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Short Interest Update

Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 65,090 shares, an increase of 139.6% from the December 31st total of 27,164 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 623,310 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average trading volume of 623,310 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Air Liquide Stock Performance

OTCMKTS AIQUY opened at $37.93 on Friday. Air Liquide has a 1-year low of $33.99 and a 1-year high of $43.12. The company has a 50 day moving average of $37.40 and a 200-day moving average of $39.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Air Liquide

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its holdings in shares of Air Liquide by 1,692.0% in the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 1,269 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Air Liquide by 49.3% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,556 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 514 shares during the last quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS acquired a new position in shares of Air Liquide during the second quarter worth approximately $208,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Air Liquide by 15.3% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,822 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Air Liquide by 10.5% during the second quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 31,552 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,297,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on AIQUY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Air Liquide in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Air Liquide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

About Air Liquide

Air Liquide is a Paris?headquartered multinational that develops, manufactures and supplies industrial and medical gases, related equipment and services. Founded in 1902, the company has grown into a major global supplier of gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen and a wide range of specialty gases used across industrial, healthcare and research applications.

Its core activities include on?site gas production, bulk and packaged gas distribution (cylinders and cryogenic deliveries), installation and maintenance of gas handling and storage equipment, and engineering for large industrial gas projects.