Ratings on (ADBE) (ADSK) (AEE) (BBT) (BPOP) Reiterated

Ratings on Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE), Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Ameren Co. (NYSE: AEE), BB&T (NYSE: BBT) and Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) were reiterated by analysts.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated a “neutral” rating on Adobe Systems (ADBE). They have a price target of $36.00 on the company.

Global Hunter Securities reiterated a “buy” rating on Autodesk (ADSK). They have a price target of $51.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated a “sell” rating on Ameren Co. (AEE).

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc reiterated a “market perform” rating on BB&T (BBT). They have a price target of $30.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs reiterated a “buy” rating on Popular, Inc. (BPOP). They have a price target of $4.25 on the company.

Dividend Yields for (POM) (FE) (DUK) (AEE) (PGN)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Pepco Holdings Inc (POM), FirstEnergy Corp (FE), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Ameren Corp (AEE) and Progress Energy Inc (PGN).

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.

Pepco Holdings Inc (POM) has a dividend yield of 5.60 percent on a declared dividend of $0.27. The payout ratio is 432.0 percent.

FirstEnergy Corp (FE) has a dividend yield of 5.50 percent on a declared dividend of $0.55. The payout ratio is 90.4 percent.

Duke Energy Corp (DUK) has a dividend yield of 5.25 percent on a declared dividend of $0.24. The payout ratio is 76.5 percent.

Ameren Corp (AEE) has a dividend yield of 5.25 percent on a declared dividend of $0.39. The payout ratio is 177.6 percent.

Progress Energy Inc (PGN) has a dividend yield of 5.23 percent on a declared dividend of $0.62. The payout ratio is 143.5 percent.

Ameren (NYSE:AEE) Profits Plunge 34 Percent in 4th Quarter

Ameren Corp. (NYSE:AEE), which provides electric and natural gas services in Missouri and Illinois, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 34 percent, as results were weighed by a slew of one-time charges.

The company reported net income of $52 million, or 21 cents a share, for the three months ended Dec. 31. That compares with net income of $79 million, or 34 cents a share, in the prior-year quarter.

Excluding charges related to impairments on assets, mark-to-market adjustments and other special items, the company said it earned $56 million, or 22 cents a share, for the quarter.

Even on that basis, Ameren's results missed analysts' consensus earnings forecast of 25 cents a share, according to FactSet.

Revenue climbed to $1.71 billion, which was in line with analysts' expectations, from $1.7 billion in the prior-year period.

For the full year, Ameren reported a profit of $139 million, or 58 cents a share, compared with net income of $612 million, or $2.78 a share, in 2009.

Revenue for the year rose to $7.64 billion from $5.94 billion the year before.





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