Empire Petroleum Corporation (EP) Ownership
EP ownership summary
as of October 17, 2026- Institutions
- 5.6% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 60.34% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 41.6M
- Float
- 28.6M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.27% 199K shares short
- Days to cover
- 5.36 short interest down 19.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 5.58%
- Insiders 60.34%
- Other investors 34.08%
EP insider transactions
latest 9| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-19 | Phil E Mulacek | Buy | $9.95 | 94,707 | $942,335 |
| 2022-12-05 | Benjamin J Marchive II | Buy | $13.64 | 1,000 | $13,640 |
| 2022-09-19 | Phil E Mulacek | Buy | $11.78 | 90,759 | $1.1M |
| 2022-09-16 | Phil E Mulacek | Buy | $11.92 | 47,376 | $564,722 |
| 2022-06-30 | Eugene J Sweeney | Buy | $11.42 | 6,000 | $68,520 |
| 2022-06-30 | Michael R Morrisett | Buy | $11.48 | 1,500 | $17,220 |
| 2022-06-29 | Phil E Mulacek | Buy | $10.58 | 18,908 | $200,047 |
| 2022-06-29 | Thomas W Pritchard | Sell | $10.48 | 533 | $5,586 |
| 2022-06-24 | Mason H Matschke | Buy | $12.35 | 1,273 | $15,722 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
EP shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns EP
Institutional investors own 5.6% of Empire Petroleum's shares and insiders 60.34%. Short interest is 1.27% of the float, or 5.36 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 1,536.8% since 2014.
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EP ownership FAQ
What percentage of Empire Petroleum is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 5.6% of Empire Petroleum's shares outstanding; insiders hold 60.34%.
What is Empire Petroleum's short interest?
199K shares of Empire Petroleum were sold short, 1.27% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 5.36 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Empire Petroleum?
Of the latest 9 reported insider transactions in Empire Petroleum (since June 24, 2022), 8 were purchases and 1 were sales.
How many shares of Empire Petroleum are outstanding?
Empire Petroleum has 41.6M shares outstanding, of which 28.6M are in the public float.