Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Short Interest Up 85.4% in February

Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 124,141 shares, an increase of 85.4% from the February 12th total of 66,953 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,005,438 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 1,005,438 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Air Liquide Price Performance

Air Liquide stock opened at $38.95 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.61. Air Liquide has a twelve month low of $34.76 and a twelve month high of $43.12.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Air Liquide

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its stake in shares of Air Liquide by 1,692.0% in the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 1,269 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Air Liquide by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,822 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Air Liquide by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 70,948 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,931,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 0.04% of the company’s stock.

About Air Liquide

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.