Empire (EMP.A) News Today

Shares of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to t

Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A - Get Free Report) Senior Officer Pierre St-Laurent sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$36.32, for a total value of C$108,960.00.

Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A - Get Free Report) Senior Officer Vivek Sood sold 4,236 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$36.17, for a total transaction of C$153,228.83. Following the sale, the insider now owns 381 shares in the company, valued at C$13,781.91.

Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 31st will be paid a dividend of 0.20 per share on Wednesday, July 31st. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 15th. This is a boost from Empire's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18.

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Stock Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average of $33.70

Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A - Get Free Report) Director William Linton sold 7,058 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$34.39, for a total transaction of C$242,690.74. Following the transaction, the director now owns 875 shares in the company, valued at C$30,087.05.

National Bankshares boosted their price target on Empire from C$40.00 to C$41.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday.

Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Empire from C$42.00 to C$41.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday.

Shares of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy ra

Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Empire from C$37.00 to C$36.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday.

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Sets New 1-Year Low at $31.51

Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.1825 per share on Tuesday, April 30th. This represents a $0.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 12th.