Ex-Dividend for (NAFC) (NHP) (ODC) (OIH) (PAI) is May 18

The ex-dividend date for Nash-Finch Company (NASDAQ:NAFC), Nationwide Health Properties Inc. (NYSE:NHP), Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE:ODC), Oil Services HOLDRs Trust (AMEX:OIH) and Western Asset Income Fund (NYSE:PAI) is May 18.

Nash-Finch Company (NAFC) pays a dividend of $0.18 with a yield of 2.04 percent.

Nationwide Health Properties Inc. (NHP) pays a dividend of $0.48 with a yield of 4.49 percent.

Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) pays a dividend of $0.16 with a yield of 3.06 percent.

Oil Services Holders Trust (OIH) pays a dividend of $0.19 with a yield of 0.58 percent.

Western Asset Income Fund (PAI) pays a dividend of $0.07 with a yield of 5.92 percent.

Biggest Losers (ESS) (SLG) (NHP) (ANLY) (SUP) on May 6

Among the big, negative movers on Friday, May 6, were Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sl Green Realty Corp (SLG), Nationwide Health (NHP), Analysts Internation (ANLY) and Superior Industries (SUP).

Essex Property Trust (ESS) was down $0.78, to close at $132.97, a loss of 0.58 percent.

Sl Green Realty Corp (SLG) fell $0.78 on the day to close at $82.15, a loss of 0.94 percent.

Nationwide Health (NHP) dropped $0.77 to close at $42.75, a loss of 1.77 percent.

Analysts Internation (ANLY) declined $0.77 to close the session at $3.65, a loss of 17.42 percent.

Superior Industries (SUP) plunged $0.77 to end the day at $23.43, a loss of 3.18 percent.

Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) Misses on Earnings

Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) missed in its quarterly earnings by 3 cents a share, generating 70 cents a diluted share, down from 75 cents a diluted share. Analysts had been looking for 73 cents a share.

Revenue came in at $255 million for the quarter.

“Health Care REIT remains on target to deliver strong 2011 earnings growth of 8-11%,” commented George L. Chapman, Health Care REIT’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “We recently closed the Genesis HealthCare and Benchmark Senior Living transactions on or ahead of schedule. These closings allowed us to recently raise our 2011 FFO guidance by seven cents as these transactions will be immediately accretive to earnings. The $7 billion of new partnerships formed in 2010 and 2011-to-date demonstrates the successful execution of our relationship investment strategy and positions the company for a strong period of earnings and dividend growth over the next several years,” said Health Care leadership.

Major competitors of Health Care REIT include Nationwide Health Properties Inc. (NYSE:NHP), HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP), Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR), Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT), Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI), National Health Investors Inc (NYSE:NHI), LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC), Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH), Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:HR) and Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW)

Health Care Reit was trading at $53.05, falling $1.01, or 1.87 percent, as of 12:21 PM EDT.