TSE:EMP.A Empire (EMP.A) Stock Price, News & Analysis C$49.27 -0.65 (-1.30%) As of 09/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Empire Stock (TSE:EMP.A) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Empire alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's RangeC$49.20▼C$50.1350-Day RangeC$48.85▼C$57.8052-Week RangeC$39.23▼C$58.32Volume360,756 shsAverage Volume451,162 shsMarket CapitalizationC$11.37 billionP/E Ratio16.53Dividend Yield1.66%Price TargetC$56.86Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Empire Co Ltd key businesses are food retailing, investments, and other operations. The food retailing division operates through Empire's subsidiary Sobeys and represents nearly all of the company's income. This segment owns, affiliates, or franchises more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces, under retail banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores, and multiple retail fuel locations. The company's investment and other operations segment include the investment in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust, as well as the Genstar Development Partnership. Read More Empire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks30th Percentile Overall ScoreEMP.A MarketRank™: Empire scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.8 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingEmpire has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialEmpire has a consensus price target of C$56.86, representing about 15.4% upside from its current price of C$49.27.Amount of Analyst CoverageEmpire has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Empire's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Empire is 16.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.42.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Empire is 16.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 1,068.97.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEmpire has a PEG Ratio of 16.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEmpire has a P/B Ratio of 2.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for EMP.A. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldEmpire pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEmpire does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Empire is 27.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Empire's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for EMP.A. News and Social Media0.6 / 5News SentimentN/A MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Empire to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Empire insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$5,795,880.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.18% of the stock of Empire is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 23.21% of the stock of Empire is held by institutions.Read more about Empire's insider trading history. Receive EMP.A Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Empire and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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EMP.A Stock News HeadlinesEmpire Company Boosts Q1 Earnings; Lifts Dividend, Plans Up To C$400 Mln BuybackSeptember 11, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deSobeys parent Empire beats profit growth estimates in first quarterSeptember 11, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the last 40 years. Now he's stepping forward with an even bigger prediction about what's being built in the Arizona desert. He believes 3 little-known companies will explode when a bombshell announcement just days from now. Smart investors are already positioning themselves. | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Empire CEO says grocer's food inflation 'way below' national rateSeptember 11, 2025 | msn.comAmber Kanwar’s Weekly Setup: Oil, Empire, Adobe and moreSeptember 7, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comEmpire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 26% Below Its Share PriceSeptember 3, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comTSX’s Long Game: Is It Positioned for Enduring Success?August 20, 2025 | msn.comInvesting in Empire (TSE:EMP.A) five years ago would have delivered you a 74% gainAugust 17, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines EMP.A Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EMP.A shares performed this year? Empire's stock was trading at C$43.89 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, EMP.A shares have increased by 12.3% and is now trading at C$49.27. How do I buy shares of Empire? Shares of EMP.A stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers. Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend7/15/2025Record date for 7/31 Dividend7/31/2025Dividend Payable7/31/2025Today9/26/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeTSE SectorConsumer Defensive Industry Grocery Stores Sub-IndustryMisc. Current SymbolTSE:EMP.A CIKN/A Webwww.empireco.ca Phone+1-902-7554440FaxN/AEmployees125,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for EmpireC$56.86 High Price TargetC$61.00 Low Price TargetC$48.00 Potential Upside/Downside+15.4%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.40 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)C$2.98 Trailing P/E Ratio16.53 Forward P/E Ratio16.66 P/E Growth16.2Net IncomeC$672 million Net Margins2.18% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity12.94% Return on Assets4.60% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio135.51 Current Ratio0.79 Quick Ratio0.29 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesC$31.40 billion Price / Sales0.36 Cash FlowC$1.93 per share Price / Cash Flow25.50 Book ValueC$22.51 per share Price / Book2.19Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares230,834,000Free FloatN/AMarket CapC$11.37 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.27 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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