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Empire (EMLAF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.23
-0.14 (-0.48%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

About Empire Stock (OTCMKTS:EMLAF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.23
$29.23
50-Day Range
$27.72
$30.47
52-Week Range
$22.27
$30.47
Volume
7,377 shs
Average Volume
14,376 shs
Market Capitalization
N/A
P/E Ratio
11.19
Dividend Yield
3.63%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Empire Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. It operates through two segments, Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The company owns, affiliates, and franchises retail stores under various retail banners, including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Farm Boy, Longo's, and Lawtons Drugs; and operates grocery e-commerce stores under the banners, such as Voilà, Grocery Gateway, IGA.net, and ThriftyFoods.com. It also owns interest in the Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, an open-ended real estate investment trust to own, operate, and develop a portfolio of grocery and pharmacy-anchored shopping centers, freestanding stores, and mixed-use developments; and various equity accounted interests in Genstar partnerships that develop residential real estate properties in Ontario, Western Canada, and the United States. Empire Company Limited was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Stellarton, Canada.

Empire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Empire scored higher than 3% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Empire is 11.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Empire is 11.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 204.62.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Empire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 167.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Empire has recently increased by 7.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Empire pays a meaningful dividend of 1.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Empire does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Empire is 40.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Empire's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Empire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 167.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Empire has recently increased by 7.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Empire has a news sentiment score of -1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.25 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Empire this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Empire insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 36.56% of the stock of Empire is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Empire's insider trading history.
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EMLAF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Empire's stock was trading at $26.3249 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, EMLAF stock has increased by 11.0% and is now trading at $29.2328.
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Empire Company Limited (OTCMKTS:EMLAF) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 12th. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.15.

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
12/12/2013
Today
10/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Grocery Stores
Sub-Industry
Misc.
Current Symbol
OTCMKTS:EMLAF
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
131,000
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
N/A

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
N/A
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This page (OTCMKTS:EMLAF) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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