Archive for the 'Analyst Initiations' Category
Analyst initiations: SBAC, HOLX and KNXA
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: SBA Comm, Hologic and Kenexa were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Jefferies believes SBA Comm’s (NASDAQ:SBAC) high-quality portfolio positions it well to take advantage of strong industry trends and thinks the company could be an acquisition candidate for one of the larger t…
Analyst initiations: Glu Mobile, USA Technologies, Fulton Financial
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Glu Mobile, USA Technologies and Fulton Financial were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Merriman initiated Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) with a Buy rating and thinks the valuation already reflects the potential effects of a slowdown in consumer spending. The firm believes shares have…
Analyst initiations: AFAM, CBE and CBR
MOST NOTEWORTHY: nearly Family, Cooper Industries and Ciber were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Jefferies believes nearly Family (NASDAQ: AFAM) will likely take advantage of the meaningful consolidation opportunity in home nursing. The firm started shares with a Buy rating and $26 target.
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Analyst initiations: Cable and Satellite Pay TV industry and FPIC
MOST NOTEWORTHY: The Cable and Satellite Pay TV industry and FPIC Insurance were today’s noteworthy initiations:
UBS assumed coverage of The DIRECTV Group Inc (NASDAQ: DTV) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) with Buy ratings and Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC), Cablevision Systems Cor…
Analyst initiations: GSIT, ARRY and CLR
MOST NOTEWORTHY: GSI Technology, Array Biopharma and Continental Resources were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Merriman believes GSI Technology Inc (NASDAQ: GSIT) is positioned to benefit as growing bandwidth demand and increasingly complex protocols drive the need for faster and higher den…
Analyst initiations: Synthesis Energy, Lamar Advertising, Urban Outfitters
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Synthesis Energy, Lamar Advertising and Urban Outfitters were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Merriman believes Synthesis Energy Systems Inc (NASDAQ: SYMX) is well-positioned as it begins to leverage its exclusive global license for U-GAS technology and commences the deploym…
Analyst initiations: AMAG, CPO and ALO
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Amag Pharmaceuticals, Corn Products and Alpharma were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Baird initiated Amag Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMAG) with an Outperform rating and believes concerns regarding ferumoxytol approvability are misplaced.
JP Morgan assumed coverage of Corn Produ…
Analyst initiations: INSP, PRXL and IAR
MOST NOTEWORTHY: InfoSpace, Parexel and Idearc Inc were today’s noteworthy initiations:
B. Riley believes InfoSpace (NASDAQ: INSP) is now positioned to further leverage the growing online search market following divestitures. The firm started shares with a Buy rating and $13 target.
Oppenh…
Analyst initiations: Enterprise software, NEU and GXP
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Enterprise Software Sector, NewMarket and Great Plans Energy were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Stanford believes Software companies could be better positioned to resist an profitable slowdown than most believe, but feels demand is positioned to slow in 2008. They are “somewha…
Analyst initiations: Syntroleum, Pervasive Software, Ardea Biosciences
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Syntroleum, Pervasive Software and Ardea Biosciences were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Merrriman believes Syntroleum (NASDAQ: SYNM) possesses the technological platforms with its Biofining process and the cost structures with its Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) relationship neede…
Analyst initiations: HD, SSW and VRUS
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Home Depot, Seaspan and Pharmasset were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Morgan Keegan initiated Home Depot (NYSE: HD) with a Market Perform rating, citing valuation and the opportunity that housing continues to deteriorate in 2008.
Oppenheimer believes Seaspan (NASDAQ: SSW) is…
Analyst initiations: Entropic Comm, Epix Pharma, Hiland Partners
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Entropic Comm, Epix Pharma and Hiland Partners were today’s noteworthy initiations:
JMP Securities is positive on Entropic’s (NASDAQ: ENTR) commerce with Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Fios and Dish/Echostar (NASDAQ: DISH) and expects other high volume deployments to be announced with o…
Analyst initiations: MKTY, RRC and VQ
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Mechanical Technology, Range Resources and Venoco Inc were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Merriman assumed coverage of Mechanical Technology (NASDAQ:MKTY) with a Buy rating and expects share appreciation as they company pursues the large market for charging and powering cell ph…
Analyst initiations: Infosys, Cognizant and Ansys
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Infosys Technologies, Cognizant and Ansys and were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY) was initiated with a Buy rating and $54 target at Kaufman, as their checks indicate no signs of a slowdown in the Indian software services market. They believe …
