Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A – Get Free Report) Senior Officer Pierre St-Laurent sold 4,850 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$41.21, for a total value of C$199,868.50.
Pierre St-Laurent also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, July 23rd, Pierre St-Laurent sold 3,000 shares of Empire stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$36.32, for a total value of C$108,960.00.
Empire Stock Down 0.7 %
EMP.A traded down C$0.28 on Monday, hitting C$40.45. The company had a trading volume of 102,942 shares, compared to its average volume of 412,539. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 135.51, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.29. Empire Company Limited has a 52-week low of C$31.45 and a 52-week high of C$41.48. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$38.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$35.01. The firm has a market capitalization of C$5.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.86, a P/E/G ratio of 16.20 and a beta of 0.48.
Empire Announces Dividend
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
EMP.A has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Securities increased their price objective on Empire from C$38.00 to C$44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Empire from C$40.00 to C$43.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Desjardins raised their price objective on Empire from C$42.00 to C$44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. CIBC raised their price objective on Empire from C$40.00 to C$47.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their target price on Empire from C$42.00 to C$46.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$43.14.
Read Our Latest Report on Empire
Empire Company Profile
Empire Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. It operates through two segments, Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The company owns, affiliates, and franchises approximately 1,500 retail stores under various retail banners, including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawtons Drugs; and approximately 350 retail fuel locations.
Read More
- Five stocks we like better than Empire
- How Can Investors Benefit From After-Hours Trading
- Ciena Stock Powers the AI Cloud Boom—Don’t Miss Out
- CD Calculator: Certificate of Deposit Calculator
- Affirm’s Path to Profitability Elevates with Interest Rate Cuts
- What Makes a Stock a Good Dividend Stock?
- RPM International Thrives in Rate-Cut Driven Construction Rally
Receive News & Ratings for Empire Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Empire and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.