L'Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 156,000 shares, an increase of 294.9% from the January 15th total of 39,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 539,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.
L'Air Liquide Trading Up 1.5 %
Shares of AIQUY stock traded up $0.55 on Friday, hitting $36.48. The company had a trading volume of 177,604 shares, compared to its average volume of 253,788. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $33.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.77. L'Air Liquide has a twelve month low of $31.68 and a twelve month high of $39.54.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Redburn Atlantic raised L'Air Liquide from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On L'Air Liquide
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AIQUY. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS acquired a new position in shares of L'Air Liquide in the 3rd quarter valued at about $202,000. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of L'Air Liquide in the 4th quarter valued at about $248,000. Hancock Whitney Corp increased its stake in shares of L'Air Liquide by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 16,872 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $652,000 after purchasing an additional 1,356 shares in the last quarter. Madison Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of L'Air Liquide in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,147,000. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of L'Air Liquide by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 38,951 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,506,000 after purchasing an additional 2,667 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.01% of the company's stock.
About L'Air Liquide
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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.
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