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

L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) saw a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 246,300 shares, an increase of 70.6% from the February 28th total of 144,400 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 661,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On L’Air Liquide

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in L’Air Liquide in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,147,000. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of L’Air Liquide in the 4th quarter worth $248,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in shares of L’Air Liquide by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 61,579 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,986,000 after purchasing an additional 3,371 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

L’Air Liquide Price Performance

OTCMKTS:AIQUY opened at $38.11 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The company has a 50-day moving average of $36.69 and a 200 day moving average of $35.50. L’Air Liquide has a 1-year low of $31.68 and a 1-year high of $39.98.

L’Air Liquide Company Profile

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.