Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Short Interest Update

Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in 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. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 623,310 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 623,310 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Air Liquide Price Performance

OTCMKTS AIQUY opened at $37.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.84. Air Liquide has a twelve month low of $33.99 and a twelve month high of $43.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.39.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Air Liquide

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rhumbline Advisers increased 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 in the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Air Liquide by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 31,552 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,297,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Air Liquide by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,822 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039 shares in the last quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS acquired a new position in shares of Air Liquide during the 2nd quarter valued at $208,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Air Liquide by 49.3% during 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 in the last quarter. 0.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on AIQUY shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Air Liquide in a research 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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.