In market activity today, Empire Company Ltd shares closed at $31.90 after opening the day at $32.04. Intraday prices ranged from a low of $31.75 to a high of $32.18.

The price advanced 0.09% from the previous day's close of $31.87.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.95% at 21899.99, the S&P 500 closed -1.46% at 5123.41, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -1.24% at 37983.24 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.62% at 16175.09.

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

A total of 222,868 shares was traded during the last trading day, with total trades of 1,761, with an average volume of 430,701 over 5 days.

Trading across the entire TSX saw 939 price advancers against 4,327 declines and 94 unchanged.

During the prior 52 weeks, EMP-A.TO has traded as high as $40.69 (November 10,2023) and low as $31.45 (April 05,2024). Moreover, in the last 52 weeks, Empire Company Ltd's shares have dipped -12.46%, while they have eased -8.99% year-to-date.

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 $7.78 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.

Based on 7.00 analysts, Empire Company Ltd gets an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" according to Zacks. Currently, there are 3 buy ratings and 4 hold ratings for the stock.

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