Empire (EMLAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $39.81 -0.50 (-1.24%) As of 07/31/2025 03:53 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartHeadlinesShort InterestBuy This Stock Empire Short Interest DataEmpire (EMLAF) has a short interest of 1.96 million shares. This marks a 17.76% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 97.6, indicating that it would take 97.6 days of the average trading volume of 27,444 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,961,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,665,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+17.76%Dollar Volume Sold Short$80.67 millionShort Interest Ratio97.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume26,606 sharesAverage Trading Volume27,444 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average97% Short Selling Empire? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Empire and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEMLAF Short Interest Over TimeEMLAF Days to Cover Over TimeEMLAF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Empire Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20251,961,700 shares $80.67 million +17.8%N/A97.6 $41.12 6/30/20251,665,900 shares $69.08 million -4.7%N/A54.1 $41.47 6/15/20251,748,400 shares $66.72 million +10.8%N/A96.6 $38.16 5/31/20251,578,000 shares $60.56 million -3.6%N/A64.7 $38.38 5/15/20251,637,600 shares $57.55 million +5.9%N/A80.7 $35.14 4/30/20251,546,300 shares $57.45 million +20.9%N/A200.8 $37.15 4/15/20251,279,100 shares $43.78 million -15.2%N/A24.5 $34.23 3/31/20251,508,400 shares $50.41 million +33.3%N/A31.2 $33.42 3/15/20251,131,400 shares $34.22 million +36.3%N/A124.3 $30.25 2/28/2025830,200 shares $25.84 million +0.6%N/A44.2 $31.12 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EMLAF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Empire and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025825,600 shares $24.63 million +9.0%N/A196.6 $29.83 1/31/2025757,300 shares $22.45 million -26.6%N/A28.2 $29.64 1/15/20251,031,200 shares $30.36 million +48.3%N/A61.4 $29.44 12/31/2024695,200 shares $21.21 million -23.0%N/A35.5 $30.51 12/15/2024902,400 shares $28.71 million -32.3%N/A51.6 $31.81 11/30/20241,332,400 shares $39.84 million -19.6%N/A58.2 $29.90 11/15/20241,657,600 shares $48.45 million +10.7%N/A105.6 $29.23 10/31/20241,497,600 shares $43.78 million -11.4%N/A115.2 $29.23 10/15/20241,689,700 shares $50.40 million +7.2%N/A167.3 $29.83 9/30/20241,575,600 shares $47.86 million +22.5%N/A29.6 $30.38 9/15/20241,286,000 shares $38.19 million +5.1%N/A35.4 $29.70 8/31/20241,223,700 shares $33.97 million +4.1%N/A65.1 $27.76 8/15/20241,176,100 shares $32.11 million +7.7%N/A59.7 $27.30 7/31/20241,091,800 shares $28.97 million +1.8%N/A1364.8 $26.53 7/15/20241,073,000 shares $27.63 million +6.6%N/A383.2 $25.75 6/30/20241,006,600 shares $25.83 million -4.2%N/A671.1 $25.66 6/15/20241,050,600 shares $24.58 million -0.9%N/A700.4 $23.40 5/31/20241,059,900 shares $25.13 million +11.7%N/A35.3 $23.71 5/15/2024949,100 shares $23.35 million +6.3%N/A55.8 $24.60 4/30/2024893,100 shares $21.18 million -1.9%N/A687 $23.72 4/15/2024910,500 shares $22.03 million +16.6%N/A9105 $24.20 3/31/2024780,800 shares $18.90 million -4.9%N/A1561.6 $24.20 3/15/2024821,300 shares $20.12 million +9.4%N/A96.6 $24.50 2/29/2024750,600 shares $19.05 million -12.1%N/A214.5 $25.38 2/15/2024853,900 shares $21.13 million -25.9%N/A71.2 $24.75 1/15/20241,504,200 shares $39.44 million +35.6%N/A51.3 $26.22 12/31/20231,109,700 shares $29.21 million +45.4%N/A39.2 $26.32 12/15/2023763,300 shares $19.36 million +35.2%N/A25.6 $25.36 11/30/2023564,400 shares $15.58 million +13.0%N/A1128.8 $27.60 11/15/2023499,300 shares $14.57 million -0.3%N/A20.5 $29.18This Social Security Shift Could Boost Benefits by 400% (Ad)If you currently collect Social Security—or plan to in the future—this may be one of the most important updates you'll ever see. 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According to renowned investor Louis Navellier, it could increase benefits by as much as 400%.Click here to watch the urgent briefing now — before this opportunity disappears. 10/31/2023501,000 shares $13.67 million -1.0%N/A33 $27.29 10/15/2023506,100 shares $14.01 million +63.9%N/A21.3 $27.68 9/30/2023308,800 shares $8.39 million +0.3%N/A12.4 $27.17 9/15/2023308,000 shares $7.91 million -27.3%N/A12.6 $25.68 8/31/2023423,600 shares $10.97 million +19.9%N/A155.8 $25.90 8/15/2023353,300 shares $9.48 million +45.9%N/A3533 $26.84 7/31/2023242,100 shares $6.59 million -42.8%N/A403.5 $27.24 7/15/2023423,500 shares $11.68 million +93.5%N/A4235 $27.57 6/30/2023218,900 shares $6.05 million -28.1%N/A547.3 $27.64 6/15/2023304,600 shares $7.72 million -28.0%N/A1523 $25.36 5/31/2023423,000 shares $11.04 million +66.5%N/A4230 $26.10 5/15/2023254,100 shares $6.67 million +10.8%N/A2541 $26.23 4/30/2023229,300 shares $6.11 million -14.2%N/A2293 $26.64 4/15/2023267,300 shares $6.70 million -38.6%N/A0 $25.07 3/31/2023435,100 shares $10.91 million +0.1%N/A41.8 $25.07 3/15/2023434,800 shares $11.08 million +15.8%N/A4348 $25.49 2/28/2023375,500 shares $9.92 million +50.0%N/A43.2 $26.42 2/15/2023250,400 shares $6.84 million -17.6%N/A626 $27.32 1/31/2023303,900 shares $8.72 million -4.2%N/A17.4 $28.68 1/15/2023317,100 shares $8.47 million +62.6%N/A3171 $26.71 12/30/2022195,800 shares $5.16 million +32.3%N/A979 $26.37 12/15/2022148,000 shares $3.89 million -3.8%N/A1480 $26.30 11/30/2022153,800 shares $3.98 million -25.8%N/A769 $25.86 11/15/2022207,200 shares $5.34 million -53.5%N/A296 $25.75 10/31/2022445,400 shares $11.30 million -24.6%N/A73 $25.38 10/15/2022590,300 shares $14.89 million +32.3%N/A983.8 $25.23 9/30/2022446,200 shares $11.32 million -77.4%N/A247.9 $25.36 9/15/20221,974,200 shares $53.86 million +59.8%N/A4935.5 $27.28 8/31/20221,235,700 shares $35.79 million +1.2%N/A4119 $28.96 8/15/20221,221,100 shares $37.44 million +36.7%N/A6105.5 $30.66 7/31/2022893,200 shares $27.20 million +17.0%N/A4466 $30.45 7/15/2022763,700 shares $23.18 million +11.2%N/A3818.5 $30.36 6/30/2022687,000 shares $21.08 million +28.1%N/A528.5 $30.69 6/15/2022536,400 shares $16.47 million +3.2%N/A2682 $30.71 5/31/2022519,800 shares $17.04 million +21.1%N/A577.6 $32.79 5/15/2022429,200 shares $14.20 million +13.9%N/A4292 $33.09 4/30/2022377,000 shares $12.47 million +6.6%N/A145 $33.09 4/15/2022353,600 shares $12.51 million +13.4%N/A176.8 $35.37 3/31/2022311,900 shares $11.15 million +9.5%N/A389.9 $35.76 3/15/2022284,900 shares $9.59 million -3.9%N/A61.9 $33.66 2/28/2022296,500 shares $9.05 million +1.9%N/A593 $30.51 2/15/2022291,100 shares $9.05 million +13.1%N/A582.2 $31.09 1/31/2022257,500 shares $7.95 million +30.8%N/A257.5 $30.88 1/15/2022196,800 shares $5.90 million -2.0%N/A246 $30.00 12/31/2021200,900 shares $6.13 million -0.9%N/A200.9 $30.52 12/15/2021202,800 shares $6.05 million -63.5%N/A253.5 $29.83 11/30/2021555,800 shares $15.92 million +84.1%N/A794 $28.65 11/15/2021301,900 shares $9.47 million -16.2%N/A232.2 $31.38 10/29/2021360,100 shares $10.76 million -13.1%N/A360.1 $29.88 10/15/2021414,200 shares $12.74 million -27.2%N/A82.8 $30.75This Social Security Shift Could Boost Benefits by 400% (Ad)If you currently collect Social Security—or plan to in the future—this may be one of the most important updates you'll ever see. 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According to renowned investor Louis Navellier, it could increase benefits by as much as 400%.Click here to watch the urgent briefing now — before this opportunity disappears. 9/30/2021569,200 shares $17.10 million +103.6%N/A153.8 $30.05 9/15/2021279,600 shares $8.55 million +16.1%N/A19.3 $30.59 8/31/2021240,900 shares $7.79 million +24.1%N/A86 $32.33 8/13/2021194,100 shares $6.37 million -45.6%N/A215.7 $32.83 7/30/2021356,900 shares $11.73 million +1.0%N/A170 $32.87 7/15/2021353,400 shares $11.24 million +130.7%N/A160.6 $31.81 6/30/2021153,200 shares $4.83 million -30.8%N/A18.7 $31.53 6/15/2021221,400 shares $7.73 million -44.1%N/A73.8 $34.90 5/28/2021397,000 shares $13.59 million +64.2%N/A189 $34.22 5/14/2021241,800 shares $8.07 million -15.8%N/A63.6 $33.38 4/30/2021287,100 shares $9.07 million +0.0%N/A130.5 $31.60 4/15/2021287,000 shares $9.13 million -32.5%N/A92.6 $31.80 3/31/2021425,200 shares $13.32 million -39.6%N/A132.9 $31.32 3/15/2021703,400 shares $21.42 million -19.0%N/A45.4 $30.45 2/26/2021868,100 shares $24.52 million +21.8%N/A482.3 $28.24 2/12/2021712,800 shares $21.34 million +32.6%N/A419.3 $29.94 1/29/2021537,400 shares $15.33 million +98.4%N/A1343.5 $28.53 1/15/2021616,000 shares $16.96 million -7.6%N/A205.3 $27.54 12/31/2020145,300 shares $3.98 million -76.4%N/A242.2 $27.40 12/15/2020616,000 shares $17.20 million -7.6%N/A205.3 $27.93 11/30/2020666,300 shares $18.35 million +4.1%N/A302.9 $27.54 11/15/2020640,000 shares $17.72 million +2.4%N/A800 $27.68 10/30/2020625,000 shares $17.57 million +0.7%N/A1562.5 $28.11 10/15/2020620,400 shares $18.44 million +63.4%N/A1551 $29.72 9/30/2020379,600 shares $11.07 million +5.6%N/A35.5 $29.17 9/15/2020359,400 shares $10.33 million +10.8%N/A513.4 $28.73 8/31/2020324,400 shares $8.48 million -3.5%N/A648.8 $26.14 8/14/2020336,100 shares $8.82 million +174.8%N/A840.3 $26.25 EMLAF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Empire's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Empire shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 1,961,700 shares of EMLAF short. Learn More on Empire's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Empire? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. EMLAF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 98.0. Learn More on Empire's short interest ratio. Is Empire's short interest increasing or decreasing? Empire saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,961,700 shares, an increase of 17.8% from the previous total of 1,665,900 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Empire's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "misc." compare to Empire: Lenovo Group Ltd. (0.00%), Amcor PLC (4.97%), Tri Continental Corporation (1.55%), General American Investors, Inc. (0.05%), Inv Vk Mun Opp (0.11%), and Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. (0.09%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Empire stock? Short selling EMLAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Empire as its price is falling. EMLAF shares are trading down $0.50 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Empire? A short squeeze for Empire occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of EMLAF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Empire's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including EMLAF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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