Dividends on (DPS) (PPL) (TRNO) (QEP) (NSP) Declared

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE:DPS), PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), Terreno Realty Corp. (NYSE:TRNO), QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) and Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPS) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.32 per share payable 7/8/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/20/11.

The Board of Directors of PPL Corporation (PPL) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.35 per share payable 7/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/10/11.

The Board of Directors of Terreno Realty Corp. (TRNO) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.10 per share payable 7/20/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 7/6/11.

The Board of Directors of QEP Resources, Inc. (QEP) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.02 per share payable 6/13/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/27/11.

The Board of Directors of Insperity, Inc. (NSP) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.15 per share payable 6/24/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/2/11

Coverage on (AMZN) (CCE) (CPTS) (DPS) (ECPG) Initiated

Coverage on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE), Conceptus, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPTS), Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS) and Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG) was initiated by analysts.

SunTrust (NYSE:STI) initiated coverage on Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN). They placed a “neutral” rating on the company.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) initiated coverage on Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). They placed a “market perform” rating and a price target of $29.00 on the company.

GARP Research initiated coverage on Conceptus, Inc. (CPTS). They placed a “buy” rating on the company.

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) initiated coverage on Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. ( DPS). They placed an “outperform” rating and a price target of $44.00 on the company.

William Blair initiated coverage on Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG). They placed an “outperform” rating on the company.

Dividend Yields for (GIS) (PEP) (KO) (DPS) (SLE)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies General Mills Inc (GIS), PepsiCo Inc (PEP), Coca-Cola Co (KO), Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) and Sara Lee Corp (SLE).

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.

General Mills Inc (GIS) has a dividend yield of 2.90 percent on a declared dividend of $0.28. The payout ratio is 46.2 percent.

PepsiCo Inc (PEP) has a dividend yield of 2.79 percent on a declared dividend of $0.48. The payout ratio is 66.5 percent.

Coca-Cola (KO) has a dividend yield of 2.79 percent on a declared dividend of $0.47. The payout ratio is 56.7 percent.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (DPS) has a dividend yield of 2.55 percent on a declared dividend of $0.25. The payout ratio is 49.0 percent.

Sara Lee Corp (SLE) has a dividend yield of 2.40 percent on a declared dividend of $0.12. The payout ratio is 69.9 percent.

Goldman (NYSE:GS) Lowers EPS Estimates, PT on Dr Pepper Snapple (NYSE:DPS)

Citing increased input cost guidance for 2011, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) lowered their price target and EPS estimates on Dr Pepper Snapple (NYSE:DPS).

For full year 2011, EPS estimate was dropped from $3.02 to $2.90, while its full year 2012 estimate fell from $3.30 to $3.18. Consensus on the Street for full year 2011 EPS estimate is $2.80.

Goldman maintains a "Neutral" rating on Dr Pepper Snapple, which closed Friday at $35.16, down $0.51, or 1.43 percent. They cut their price target on them from $41 to $39.