L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 47,300 shares, a growth of 32.5% from the November 15th total of 35,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 443,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

L’Air Liquide Stock Performance

AIQUY opened at $33.47 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $35.05 and its 200-day moving average is $35.88. L’Air Liquide has a 1-year low of $32.45 and a 1-year high of $39.54.

Institutional Trading of L’Air Liquide

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hancock Whitney Corp increased its holdings in 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 worth $652,000 after purchasing an additional 1,356 shares in the last quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS bought a new stake in shares of L’Air Liquide during the third quarter worth about $202,000. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased 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 raised its holdings in L’Air Liquide by 7.2% in 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 buying an additional 4,726 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in L’Air Liquide by 20.5% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 54,408 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,885,000 after buying an additional 9,268 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

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.