L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Short Interest Up 59.3% in September

L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 68,000 shares, a growth of 59.3% from the September 15th total of 42,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 418,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of L’Air Liquide

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of L’Air Liquide by 32.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,067 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $128,000 after buying an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in L’Air Liquide by 20.5% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 54,408 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,885,000 after acquiring an additional 9,268 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Common Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of L’Air Liquide by 7.2% during the third quarter. Boston Common Asset Management LLC now owns 70,804 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,738,000 after buying an additional 4,726 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

L’Air Liquide Price Performance

Shares of AIQUY stock opened at $37.25 on Monday. L’Air Liquide has a one year low of $29.25 and a one year high of $39.54. The company’s 50-day moving average is $37.06 and its 200 day moving average is $36.37.

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.