Dividends on (ZION) (D) (FMFC) (SYNT) (LEG) Declared

Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION), Dominion Resources Inc. (NYSE:D), First M&F Corp. (NASDAQ:FMFC), Syntel Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNT) and Leggett & Platt Inc. (NYSE:LEG) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of Zions Bancorp (NASDAQ:ZION) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.01 per share payable 5/27/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/27/11.

The Board of Directors of Dominion Resources Inc. (D) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.4925 per share payable 6/20/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/27/11.

The Board of Directors of First M&F Corp. (FMFC) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.01 per share payable 6/30/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/17/11.

The Board of Directors of Syntel Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNT) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.06 per share payable 7/14/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/30/11.

The Board of Directors of Leggett & Platt Inc. (LEG) declared a second quarter common stock dividend of $0.27 per share payable 7/15/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 6/15/11.

Ratings on (LEG) (MCD) (OHI) (PFCB) Downgraded by Analysts

Analysts downgraded ratings on Leggett & Platt Inco (NYSE: LEG), McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), Omega Healthcare (NYSE:OHI) and P.F. Chang’s China Bistro (NASDAQ: PFCB) today.

SunTrust (NYSE:STI) downgraded Leggett & Platt Inco (LEG) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) downgraded McDonald’s (MCD) from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) downgraded Omega Healthcare (OHI) from a "buy" to a "hold."

Piper Jaffray downgraded P.F. Chang’s China Bistro (PFCB) from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Dividend Yields for (RHI) (DNB) (EFX) (CTAS) (LEF)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Robert Half International Inc (RHI), Dun & Bradstreet Corp (DNB), Equifax Inc (EFX), Cintas Corp (CTAS) and Leggett & Platt Inc (LEF).

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.

Robert Half International Inc (RHI) has a dividend yield of 1.85 percent on a declared dividend of $0.14. The payout ratio is 74.8 percent.

Dun & Bradstreet Corp (DNB) has a dividend yield of 1.75 percent on a declared dividend of $0.36. The payout ratio is 35.7 percent.

Equifax Inc (EFX) has a dividend yield of 1.70 percent on a declared dividend of $0.16. The payout ratio is 34.7 percent.

Cintas Corp (CTAS) has a dividend yield of 1.58 percent on a declared dividend of $0.49. The payout ratio is 127.6 percent.

Leggett & Platt Inc (LEG) has a dividend yield of 4.11 percent on a declared dividend of $0.27. The payout ratio is 89.5 percent.