Empire (EMLAF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Empire Company Limited is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., the company operates a broad network of food retail and pharmacy stores across Canada.

Empire’s retail banners include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Chalo! and Thrifty Foods, along with Lawtons Drugs in Atlantic Canada. The company also operates online grocery services, including Voilà, and serves customers through conventional supermarkets, discount stores, specialty food retailers and pharmacies.

Founded in 1907, Empire has expanded from its Atlantic Canadian roots into a national food-retailing business serving communities across Canada. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Medline.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.64 to $33.71
• 50-Day Range: $32.70 to $37.25
• 52-Week Range: $32.56 to $37.44
• Volume: 28,567 shs
• Average Volume: 39,971 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 12.91
• Dividend Yield: 3.14%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Empire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Empire scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Empire has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Empire has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Empire is 12.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Empire is 12.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.19.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Empire has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 34.93, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Empire has recently increased by 9.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Empire has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Empire this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/12/2013
• Today: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/10/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Retail
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:EMLAF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.empireco.ca
• Phone: (902) 755-8371
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 130,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A