L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Short Interest Down 82.9% in December

L’Air Liquide S.A. (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,100 shares, a drop of 82.9% from the November 30th total of 47,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 476,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

L’Air Liquide Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of OTCMKTS AIQUY opened at $32.41 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $34.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.63. L’Air Liquide has a 52-week low of $31.85 and a 52-week high of $39.54.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS purchased a new stake in L’Air Liquide during the 3rd quarter valued at $202,000. Hancock Whitney Corp increased its position in L’Air Liquide by 8.7% during the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 16,872 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $652,000 after acquiring an additional 1,356 shares during the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 2,667 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in L’Air Liquide by 20.5% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 54,408 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,885,000 after purchasing an additional 9,268 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Common Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of L’Air Liquide by 7.2% during 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 purchasing an additional 4,726 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.