In today's trading, shares of Empire Company Ltd opened at $31.88 and closed at $31.67. prices ranged from a low of $31.64 to a high of $31.97.

The price dipped -0.72 percent from the previous day's close of $31.90.

During the day across North America, the TSX Composite closed -0.73% at 21740.20, the S&P 500 closed -1.20% at 5061.82, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -0.65% at 37735.11 and the Nasdaq Composite closed -1.79% at 15885.02.

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

A total of 353,158 shares was traded during the session, with total trades of 2,486, while having an average volume of 430,150 over the last 5-days.

The TSX overall saw 1,840 price advancers against 3,375 declines and 112 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, the shares have decreased -13.09% in 52 weeks, while this year, they have decreased -9.64%.

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 $7.79 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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