Ex-Dividend for (PLT) (PRE) (PSF) (PVD) (RBA) is May 18

The ex-dividend date for Plantronics (NYSE:PLT), PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE), Cohen & Steers Select Preferred & Inc (NYSE:PSF), A.F.P Provida SA (NYSE:PVD) and Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. (NYSE:RBA) is May 18.

Plantronics (PLT) pays a dividend of $0.05 with a yield of 0.55 percent.

PartnerRe Ltd. (PRE) pays a dividend of $0.60 with a yield of 3.02 percent.

Cohen & Steers Select Preferred & Inc (PSF) pays a dividend of $0.17 with a yield of 8.49 percent.

A.F.P Provida SA (PVD) pays a dividend of $3.04 with a yield of 5.84 percent.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. (RBA) pays a dividend of $0.11 with a yield of 1.47 percent.

Ratings On (RBA) (RIMM) (RJET) (SMG) Downgraded by Analysts

Analysts downgraded Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE: RBA), Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) and Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) today.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) downgraded Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (RBA) from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating.

Charter Equity downgraded Research In Motion (RIMM) to an “underperform” rating.

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) downgraded Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (RJET) from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating.

RBC Capital downgraded Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. They have a price target of $61.00 on the company, down from $62.00.