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

L'Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 40,100 shares, an increase of 8.4% from the October 15th total of 37,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 168,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On L'Air Liquide

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of L'Air Liquide by 20.5% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 54,408 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,885,000 after purchasing an additional 9,268 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of L'Air Liquide by 7.4% in 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 buying an additional 2,667 shares during the period. Boston Common Asset Management LLC lifted its position 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 during the period. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS acquired a new stake in L'Air Liquide during the third quarter worth about $202,000. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its position in shares of L'Air Liquide by 8.7% during the 3rd 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. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

L'Air Liquide Trading Down 0.6 %

OTCMKTS AIQUY traded down $0.19 during trading on Friday, hitting $33.76. The stock had a trading volume of 323,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 162,560. L'Air Liquide has a 12 month low of $32.45 and a 12 month high of $39.54. The company's 50-day moving average price is $36.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.25.

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.