Emerson Electric Co. vs Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF — how do they compare? Emerson Electric Co. trades at $165 (market cap $91.69B), while Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF trades at $81.18. The key difference: Emerson Electric Co. pays a 1.35% dividend while Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF pays none, and Emerson Electric Co. is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EMR | VCIT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $91.69B | — |
Sector | Industrials | Fixed Income |
52-Week High | $164.38 | $84.82 |
52-Week Low | $123.30 | $81.07 |
Enterprise Value | $102.77B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.35% | — |
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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 →VCIT tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index, providing exposure to investment-grade debt from industrial, utility, and financial companies. It acts as a middle-ground bond fund, offering higher yields than short-term bonds with less price volatility than long-term corporate debt.
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