Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Short Interest Up 127.6% in March

Key Points

• Short interest surged 127.6% in March to 199,694 shares as of March 31, though this represents roughly 0.0% of shares outstanding and a short interest days-to-cover of just 0.4 days.
• Analyst views are mixed with a MarketBeat consensus of "Hold"; Zacks cut to a "strong sell" while Kepler upgraded to a "strong-buy," and ratings range from Strong Buy to Sell.
• Institutional ownership is very low at about 0.04%—GAMMA Investing raised its position to 7,822 shares—and the stock is trading near its 52‑week high (around $44.22).

Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 199,694 shares, a growth of 127.6% from the March 15th total of 87,750 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 524,877 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short.

Air Liquide Price Performance

Shares of AIQUY stock opened at $44.22 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.14. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $40.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.09. Air Liquide has a one year low of $36.17 and a one year high of $44.23.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Air Liquide

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Air Liquide stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY - Free Report) by 15.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,822 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,039 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in Air Liquide were worth $324,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 0.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Air Liquide from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Air Liquide from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Air Liquide Company Profile

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.

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