Benzinga's Top Initiations

 

  • Analysts at Bank of America initiated coverage on Masco Corp MAS with a Buy rating.Masco shares rose 2.82 percent to close at $34.33 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Barclays initiated coverage on Whole Foods Market, Inc. WFM with an Equal-weight rating. The price target for Whole Foods is set to $30. Whole Foods shares rose 0.28 percent to close at $28.67 on Thursday.
  • Imperial Capital initiated coverage on Alaska Air Group, Inc. ALK with an In-line rating. The price target for Alaska Air is set to $74. Alaska Air shares fell 0.99 percent to close at $66.04 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Piper Jaffray initiated coverage of Sanofi SA (ADR) SNY with a Neutral rating. Sanofi shares fell 0.52 percent to $38.37 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at Bank of America initiated coverage on Owens Corning OC with a Neutral rating. Owens Corning shares closed at $52.23 on Thursday.
  • Barclays initiated coverage on Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc NGVC with an Equal-weight rating. The price target for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is set to $12. Natural Grocers shares rose 3.65 percent to close at $11.36 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Wells Farg assumed Prudential Financial Inc PRU with a Market Perform rating. Prudential Financial shares gained 1.87 percent to $81.64 in pre-market trading.
  • Analysts at Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on CIGNA Corporation CI with a Hold rating. The price target for CIGNA is set to $134. CIGNA shares fell 0.42 percent to close at $132.00 on Thursday.
  • Analysts at Loop Capital initiated coverage on Facebook Inc FB with a Buy rating. The price target for Facebook is set to $165. Facebook shares fell 2.41 percent to $126.95 in pre-market trading.
  • Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Electronic Arts Inc. EA with an Overweight rating. The price target for Electronic Arts is set to $101. Electronic Arts shares fell 0.36 percent to close at $83.17 on Thursday.
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