Short Interest in L'Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Rises By 70.6%

L'Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of 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. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 661,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Redburn Atlantic raised shares of L'Air Liquide from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th.

L'Air Liquide Stock Up 0.1 %

AIQUY stock traded up $0.05 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $38.07. 272,356 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 283,745. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. L'Air Liquide has a one year low of $31.68 and a one year high of $39.98. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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About L'Air Liquide

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.