Emerson Electric Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (EMR)

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) is tomorrow, May 15, 2013. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 41 cents per share. At a price of $57.95 as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 2.8%.

The average volume for Emerson Electric has been 3.7 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Emerson Electric has a market cap of $41.67 billion and is part of the technology sector and electronics industry. Shares are up 9.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

Emerson Electric Co., a diversified technology company, engages in designing and supplying products and technology, and providing engineering services and solutions to the industrial, commercial, and consumer markets worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 20.6, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Emerson Electric as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth, increase in stock price during the past year, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. You can view the full Emerson Electric Ratings Report.

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