TSE:EMP.A Empire (EMP.A) Stock Price, News & Analysis C$47.64 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesNews and Trends 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$46.91▼C$47.6450-Day RangeC$47.58▼C$52.5052-Week RangeC$43.81▼C$55.80Volume395,065 shsAverage Volume492,516 shsMarket CapitalizationC$10.66 billionP/E Ratio55.40Dividend Yield1.85%Price TargetC$55.00Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Empire's key businesses are food retailing, through wholly-owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., and related real estate. With approximately $32 billion in annual sales and $17 billion in assets, Empire and its subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates employ approximately 130,000 people. Additional financial information relating to Empire, including the Company's Annual Information Form, can be found on the Company's website at www.empireco.ca or on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Read More Empire Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks37th Percentile Overall ScoreEMP.A MarketRank™: Empire scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingEmpire has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialEmpire has a consensus price target of C$55.00, representing about 15.4% upside from its current price of C$47.64.Amount of Analyst CoverageEmpire has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Empire's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Empire is 55.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.75.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Empire is 55.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.61.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 2.12. 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. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldEmpire pays a meaningful dividend of 1.89%, 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 102.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Empire's dividend. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.76 News SentimentEmpire has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Empire this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Company Ownership0.3 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Empire insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders2.18% of the stock of Empire is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions22.57% 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 Limited (TSE:EMP.A) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from AnalystsAugust 24 at 3:32 AM | americanbankingnews.comEmpire Company Limited reaches agreement to acquire nine Morelli's pharmacies in OntarioAugust 18, 2026 | ca.finance.yahoo.comAfter KDA, PRE, and OCEAN—this is the oneThe infrastructure behind traditional markets is beginning to move on-chain. In July, DTCC successfully processed real production transactions using tokenized securities — including U.S. Treasuries and equities — with more than 30 firms participating. BlackRock. Goldman Sachs. BNP Paribas. Citadel Securities ... And one overlooked crypto network played a role in these transactions.August 24 at 1:00 AM | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?August 13, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comSobeys Inc. surpasses food loss and waste reduction targetJuly 30, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comQuébec leads food recovery efforts as Sobeys Inc. surpasses national food loss and waste reduction targetJuly 30, 2026 | ca.finance.yahoo.comStocks in play: Empire Company LimitedJuly 21, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comEmpire Company Limited releases statement regarding property controlsJuly 21, 2026 | 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$47.72 at the start of the year. Since then, EMP.A shares have decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at C$47.64. How were Empire's earnings last quarter? Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 18th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $7.81 billion for the quarter. Empire had a net margin of 2.18% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.94%. Read the conference call transcript. 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 Last Earnings6/18/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend7/15/2026Record date for 7/31 Dividend7/31/2026Dividend Payable7/31/2026Today8/24/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeTSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail Sub-IndustryFood Retail 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$55.00 High Price TargetC$58.00 Low Price TargetC$50.00 Potential Upside/Downside+15.4%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.38 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)C$0.86 Trailing P/E Ratio55.40 Forward P/E Ratio16.10 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$31.95 billion Price / Sales0.33 Cash FlowC$1.87 per share Price / Cash Flow25.50 Book ValueC$22.51 per share Price / Book2.12Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares223,828,000Free FloatN/AMarket CapC$10.66 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta-0.20 Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. 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