Empire Company Limited (OTCMKTS:EMLAF) Short Interest Update

Empire Company Limited (OTCMKTS:EMLAF) was the target of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,286,000 shares, a growth of 5.1% from the August 31st total of 1,223,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 36,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 35.4 days.

Empire Price Performance

Shares of Empire stock opened at $30.38 on Tuesday. Empire has a 12-month low of $22.27 and a 12-month high of $30.47. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $27.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.55.

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 retail stores under various retail banners, including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Farm Boy, Longo's, and Lawtons Drugs; and operates grocery e-commerce stores under the banners, such as Voilà, Grocery Gateway, IGA.net, and ThriftyFoods.com.