Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Air Liquide (OTCMKTS:AIQUY) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AIQUY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Air Liquide in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Air Liquide from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th.

Air Liquide Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of AIQUY stock opened at $38.67 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $40.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.90. Air Liquide has a twelve month low of $31.68 and a twelve month high of $43.12. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Institutional Trading of Air Liquide

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Air Liquide by 0.4% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 70,948 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,931,000 after buying an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Air Liquide by 10.5% in the second quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 31,552 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,297,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Corient IA LLC purchased a new stake in Air Liquide during the first quarter worth $757,000. Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its position in Air Liquide by 3.2% during the first quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 17,545 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $667,000 after purchasing an additional 547 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,039 shares in the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.