Analyst initiations 3-22-07: Take-Two Interactive, Sony Corp & Sun Micro initiated today
Posted Mar 22nd 2007 11:21AM by Kevin Shult
Filed under: Before the bell, Cisco Systems (CSCO), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Sun Microsystems (JAVA), Analyst initiations, Juniper Networks (JNPR)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (TTWO), Sony Corp (SNE), Sun Microsystems, Inc (SUNW), PetSmart, Inc (PETM) and Constellation Energy Group, Inc (CEG) were today's more notable initiations:
- Prudential started Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) with a Neutral rating and $25 target, citing valuation and limited impact from GTA IV for the rating.
- Prudential believes Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) is well-positioned to benefit from digital media revolution in consumer electronics and that operating margins will continue to improve; Sony was initiated with an Overweight rating and $62 target.
- Cowen views Sun Microsystems' (NASDAQ: SUNW) valuation full and initiated shares with a Neutral rating.
- Pali Capital initiated PetSmart, Inc (NASDAQ: PETM) with a Buy rating and $37 target, room for price optimization as their recent checks suggest that consumers prefer PETM, regardless of price.
- Credit Suisse initiated shares of Constellation Energy Group (NYSE: CEG) with an Outperform rating and $94 target.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- Stifel initiated several stocks in the network technology sector: Juniper Networks, Inc (NASDAQ: JNPR) was initiated with a Buy rating and $23 target, while Acme Packet, Inc (NASDAQ: APKT), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Polycom, Inc (NASDAQ: PLCM) were initiated with Hold ratings.
- First Albany initiated NutriSystem (NASDAQ: NTRI) with a Buy rating and $57 target.
- Piper Jaffray started OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ: OSIP) with an Outperform rating and $42 target.
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