Analyst initiations 7-23-07: CKR, IACI, OSTK and SIGM
Posted Jul 23rd 2007 10:39AM by Kevin Shult
Filed under: Analyst reports, IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), Analyst initiations, CKE Restaurants (CKR)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: CKE Restaurants (CKR), Capella Education (CPLA), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), Liberty Media (LINTA) and BWAY Holding (BWY) were today's noteworthy initiations:
- JP Morgan started CKE Restaurants (NYSE: CKR) with a Neutral rating, citing near-term margin concerns.
- Barrington believes Capella Education (NASDAQ: CPLA) is one of the fastest growing companies within its group in every aspect including enrollment, earnings and revenue.
- Stifel started IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) with a Buy rating, believing there is a 60% chance of a material event occurring within the next 6 months. Stifel believes QVC is the best interactive retailing operator given its 22% EBITDA margins and 16% operating margins.
- Banc of America initiated BWAY Holding (NYSE: BWY) with a Neutral rating, citing a balanced risk/reward. JP Morgan started shares of BWY with an Overweight rating on valuation...
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- JMP Securities started BFC Financial (AMEX: BFF) with a Market Outperform rating.
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