Air Liquide $AIQUY Shares Bought by Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC

Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC raised its position in Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 31,552 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Air Liquide were worth $1,297,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Air Liquide by 46.5% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,783 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 2,154 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in Air Liquide by 14.7% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 70,634 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,686,000 after acquiring an additional 9,055 shares in the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp grew its position in Air Liquide by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 17,545 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $667,000 after acquiring an additional 547 shares in the last quarter. Corient IA LLC acquired a new position in Air Liquide in the 1st quarter valued at about $757,000. Finally, Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Air Liquide in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. 0.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Air Liquide Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of Air Liquide stock opened at $39.92 on Friday. Air Liquide has a one year low of $31.68 and a one year high of $43.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.80.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Kepler Capital Markets raised Air Liquide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

About 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.