Baker Hughes (BHI) (LVS) (PCL) (RRC) (APC) (MAS) EPS Estimates Changed

Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), Plum Creek Timber Co. (NYSE: PCL), Range Resources (NYSE: RRC), Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Masco Co. (NYSE: MAS) EPS estimates adjusted by analysts.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised its EPS estimate on Baker Hughes (BHI). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $106.00 on the company.

Sterne Agee raised its EPS estimates on Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS). They have a “buy” rating and a price target of $60.00 on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) cut its EPS estimate on Plum Creek Timber Co. (PCL). They have a “Sell” rating and a price target of $36.00 on the company.

UBS AG cut its EPS estimate on Range Resources (RRC). They have a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $65.00 on the company.

UBS AG raised its EPS estimate on Anadarko Petroleum (APC). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $100.00 on the company.

UBS AG cut its EPS estimate on Masco Co. (MAS). They have a “Sell” rating and a price target of $8.00 on the company.

Dividend Yields for (MMM) (LLL) (MAS) (HON) (UTX)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies 3M Co (MMM), L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL), Masco Corp (MAS), Honeywell International (HON) and United Technologies Corp (UTX).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

3M Co (MMM) has a dividend yield of 2.26 percent on a declared dividend of $0.55. The payout ratio is 36.2.

L-3 Communications Holdings (LLL) has a dividend yield of 2.25 percent on a declared dividend of $0.45. The payout ratio is 23.9.

Masco Corp (MAS) has a dividend yield of 2.23 percent on a declared dividend of $0.07. The payout ratio is 870.0.

Honeywell International Inc (HON) has a dividend yield of 2.17 percent on a declared dividend of $0.33. The payout ratio is 37.0.

United Technologies Corp (UTX) has a dividend yield of 2.14 percent on a declared dividend of $0.48. The payout ratio is 36.4.

Helix (HLX) (MAS) (SFSF) (SB) Get Ratings Downgrades

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (NYSE: HLX), Masco Co. (NYSE: MAS), SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFSF) and Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB) downgraded by analysts.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) downgraded Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (HLX) from an “Overweight” rating to an “Equal Weight” rating. They placed a price target of $18 on the stock. They cited the catalyst as being valuation.

RBC Capital downgraded Masco Co. (MAS) from a “Sector Perform” rating to an “Underperform” rating. They set a price target of $13.00 on the firm, down from $14.

Gleacher & Co. (NASDAQ:GLCH) downgraded SuccessFactors, Inc. (SFSF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) downgraded Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating. They placed a price target $8 on the company, down from $12.00.

Encore (ENP) (FSS) (MAS) (YOKU) (BRCM) Get Ratings Downgrades

Encore Energy (ENP), Federal Signal (FSS), Masco (MAS), Youku.com (YOKU) and Broadcom (BRCM) all downgraded by analysts on April 27.

Encore Energy (ENP) was cut from from "Outperform" to "Neutral" by Robert W. Baird. They placed a price target of $25 a share on Encore.

Federal Signal (FSS) was downgraded from "Outperform" to "Market Perform" by BMO Capital.

Masco (MAS) was downgraded from "Sector Perform" to "Underperform" by RBC Capital.

Youku.com (YOKU) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from "Buy" to "Neutral."

Broadcom (BRCM) was removed from Goldman's list of "Conviction Buys."