Short Interest in Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Increases By 28.0%

Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 83,309 shares, a growth of 28.0% from the January 15th total of 65,090 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 602,901 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 602,901 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Air Liquide

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its position in shares of Air Liquide by 1,692.0% during the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 1,269 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 1,039 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position 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 last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 514 shares during the period. Finally, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS purchased a new stake in shares of Air Liquide during the 2nd quarter valued at $208,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Air Liquide in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Air Liquide presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Air Liquide Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:AIQUY opened at $40.15 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.84. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $37.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.28. Air Liquide has a 1-year low of $34.76 and a 1-year high of $43.12.

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.