Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Cut to Strong Sell at Zacks Research

Zacks Research cut shares of Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report report published on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Separately, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Air Liquide from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Air Liquide has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Air Liquide Stock Performance

Air Liquide stock opened at $41.69 on Monday. Air Liquide has a twelve month low of $34.76 and a twelve month high of $43.12. The business has a fifty day moving average of $39.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.14.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Air Liquide

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Air Liquide by 1,692.0% in the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 1,269 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,039 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in Air Liquide by 0.4% during the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 70,948 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,931,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

About Air Liquide

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.