In market activity today, Empire Company Ltd stock opened at $33.02 and closed at $33.08. Intraday prices ranged from a low of $32.87 to a high of $33.31.

Share prices eased -0.06 percent from the previous day's close of $33.10.

Today across North America, the TSX Composite closed 0.27% at 22167.03, the S&P 500 closed 0.11% at 5254.35, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.12% at 39807.37 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -0.12% at 16379.46.

Empire Company Ltd traded under EMP-A on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).

A total of 503,637 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 2,583. On average, Empire Company Ltd has traded 394,324 shares in the last five days and 422,346 year-to-date.

The TSX market on the whole today saw 3,290 price advancers against 1,913 declines and 170 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, EMP-A.TO has traded as high as $40.69 (November 10,2023) and low as $32.12 (March 15,2024). Moreover, in the last 12 months, Empire Company Ltd's shares have dipped -6.00 percent, while in 2024, they have tumbled -5.62%.

It announced a 0.18 dividend on March 14/24, with an April 12/24 ex-date and April 30/24 pay day.

Following today's trading, Empire Company Ltd has a market capitalization of $8.08 billion on a float of 244,074 shares outstanding. Its annual EPS is $3.02.

Empire Company Ltd is a TSX Grocery Stores company headquartered in Stellarton, CAN.

Currently, Empire Company Ltd's consensus rating is "Moderate Buy" based on 7 analysts according to Zacks. From those 7 analysts, 3 have buy ratings and 4 analysts gave hold ratings.

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