Short Interest in Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Drops By 29.3%

Key Points

• Short interest in Air Liquide fell 29.3% to 87,750 shares as of March 13 (down from 124,141 on Feb 26), with the report showing effectively 0.0% of the stock short and a days-to-cover of just 0.2 based on average volume.
• Institutional flows: several managers (Rhumbline, GAMMA Investing, Salomon & Ludwin) modestly increased positions, but institutional ownership of the stock is reported at only 0.04%.
• Price and fundamentals: the ADR traded up to $39.63 on Friday (241,807 shares), has a 1‑year range of $34.76–$43.12 and moving averages near $39, with a debt/equity of 0.37, current ratio 1.14 and quick ratio 0.61.

Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 87,750 shares, a decline of 29.3% from the February 26th total of 124,141 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 399,286 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Air Liquide by 15.3% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,822 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039 shares during the period. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its position in Air Liquide by 1,692.0% in the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,269 shares during the last quarter. 0.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Air Liquide Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:AIQUY traded up $0.28 during trading on Friday, reaching $39.63. 241,807 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 226,619. Air Liquide has a 1-year low of $34.76 and a 1-year high of $43.12. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $39.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

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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