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

L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 42,700 shares, a growth of 45.2% from the August 31st total of 29,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 201,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

L’Air Liquide Stock Up 2.2 %

OTCMKTS:AIQUY traded up $0.85 on Friday, reaching $39.11. The stock had a trading volume of 372,515 shares, compared to its average volume of 135,754. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.87. The company has a 50-day moving average of $36.71 and a 200 day moving average of $36.45. L’Air Liquide has a 12-month low of $29.25 and a 12-month high of $39.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On L’Air Liquide

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in L’Air Liquide stock. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) by 20.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,408 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,268 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in L’Air Liquide were worth $1,885,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.