L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Short Interest Update

L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in 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 daily volume of 815,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Redburn Atlantic raised L’Air Liquide from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th.

L’Air Liquide Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of OTCMKTS AIQUY opened at $34.78 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $32.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.77. L’Air Liquide has a 52-week low of $31.68 and a 52-week high of $39.54.

Institutional Trading of L’Air Liquide

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AIQUY. Boston Common Asset Management LLC increased its position in L’Air Liquide by 7.2% during 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 purchasing an additional 4,726 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 2,667 shares during the last quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS acquired a new position in L’Air Liquide in the third quarter valued at $202,000. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its position in L’Air Liquide by 8.7% during the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 16,872 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $652,000 after acquiring an additional 1,356 shares during the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.