Emerson Electric Co. vs Prospect Capital Corporation — how do they compare? Emerson Electric Co. trades at $165 (market cap $91.69B), while Prospect Capital Corporation trades at $2.27 (market cap $1.14B). The key difference: Emerson Electric Co. is far larger — about 80.4× Prospect Capital Corporation's market cap, and Prospect Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (21.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EMR | PSEC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $91.69B | $1.14B |
Sector | Industrials | Financials |
52-Week High | $164.38 | $3.05 |
52-Week Low | $123.30 | $2.11 |
Enterprise Value | $102.77B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.35% | 21.93% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Emerson Electric is a multi-industrial conglomerate that operates under two business platforms: automation solutions and commercial and residential solutions. The latter is further subdivided into two operating segments: climate technologies, which sells HVAC and refrigeration products and services as well as tools and home products, which sells tools and compressors, among other products and services. Commercial and residential solutions boasts several household brands, including Copeland and RIDGID. Automation solutions is most known for its process manufacturing solutions, which consists of measurement instrumentation, as well as valves and actuators, among other products and services. Roughly half of the firm's geographic sales take place in the United States.
Read more on EMR →Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.
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