Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Short Interest Up 28.0% in January

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. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 602,901 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 602,901 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in shares of Air Liquide by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 70,948 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,931,000 after buying an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Air Liquide by 49.3% in 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 during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Air Liquide by 15.3% in the third 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 during the period. Salomon & Ludwin LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Air Liquide by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 31,552 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,297,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the period. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Air Liquide Trading Up 0.4%

AIQUY stock opened at $40.32 on Wednesday. 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 1 year low of $34.76 and a 1 year high of $43.12. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.29.

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.