Short Interest in L'Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Rises By 32.5%

L'Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 47,300 shares, a growth of 32.5% from the November 15th total of 35,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 443,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On L'Air Liquide

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Boston Common Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of L'Air Liquide by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Common Asset Management LLC now owns 70,804 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,738,000 after acquiring an additional 4,726 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in L'Air Liquide by 20.5% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 54,408 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,885,000 after buying an additional 9,268 shares during the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC raised its position in L'Air Liquide by 7.4% during the third quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 38,951 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,506,000 after acquiring an additional 2,667 shares in the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp grew its position in L'Air Liquide by 8.7% in the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 16,872 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $652,000 after acquiring an additional 1,356 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS acquired a new position in shares of L'Air Liquide during the 3rd quarter worth $202,000. 0.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

L'Air Liquide Stock Performance

Shares of L'Air Liquide stock traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $33.47. The company's stock had a trading volume of 184,299 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,665. L'Air Liquide has a 1-year low of $32.45 and a 1-year high of $39.54. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.89.

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.