Benzinga's Top Initiations

Analysts at Credit Suisse initiated coverage on shares of SLM SLM with an “outperform” rating. The target price for SLM is set to $11. SLM's shares closed at $25.75 yesterday. Analysts at Imperial Capital initiated coverage on shares of Flowers Foods FLO with an “outperform” rating. The target price for Flowers Foods is set to $25. Flowers Foods' shares closed at $20.52 yesterday. Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on shares of Royal Bank Of Canada RY with a “buy” rating. Royal Bank Of Canada's shares closed at $66.80 yesterday. Keefe Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage on shares of Lincoln National LNC with a “market perform” rating. The target price for Lincoln National is set to $56. Lincoln National's shares closed at $48.51 yesterday.