Empire Company Limited (OTCMKTS:EMLAF) Short Interest Update

Empire Company Limited (OTCMKTS:EMLAF) was the target of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,131,400 shares, a growth of 36.3% from the February 28th total of 830,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 124.3 days.

Empire Stock Performance

OTCMKTS EMLAF remained flat at $32.40 during trading on Monday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 50,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,616. Empire has a 12-month low of $22.27 and a 12-month high of $32.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $30.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.12.

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.