Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,347 shares, an increase of 44.6% from the November 30th total of 29,987 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 908,302 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 908,302 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Air Liquide Price Performance

OTCMKTS:AIQUY opened at $37.79 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Air Liquide has a one year low of $31.68 and a one year high of $43.12. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $38.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.07.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on AIQUY shares. Kepler Capital Markets raised Air Liquide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Air Liquide in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Air Liquide

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in Air Liquide by 0.4% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 70,948 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,931,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Air Liquide by 49.3% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,556 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 514 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Air Liquide by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 17,545 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $667,000 after buying an additional 547 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Air Liquide by 15.3% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,822 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 1,039 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its stake in Air Liquide by 1,692.0% during the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 1,269 shares during the period. 0.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Air Liquide Company Profile

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.