Analyst initiations: Analog semiconductors, VITA and FSLR
Posted Mar 28th 2008 11:45AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Alcoa Inc (AA), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Yum Brands (YUM), Burger King Hldgs (BKC), Analyst Initiations
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Analog Semiconductors, OrthoVita and First Solar were today's noteworthy initiations:
- Morgan Stanley initiated Analog Semiconductors with an In Line rating. The firm assumed National Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: NSM) with an Overweight rating and $26 target and is the firm's top pick; Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) and Linear Tech (NASDAQ: LLTC) were initiated with Equal Weight ratings and a $32 target and $34 target, respectively.
- Barrington believes OrthoVita (NASDAQ: VITA) is the market share and technological leader of the biomaterials market. The firm assumed shares with an Outperform rating and $4 target.
- Canaccord Adams believes First Solar's (NASDAQ: FSLR) management and business model are among the best of any PV company and that execution has led to strong profitability plus a successful aggressive capacity ramp. Shares were started with a Buy rating and $325 target.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- Morgan Stanley initiated Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) with Equal Weight ratings and targets of $40 and $15, and also initiated McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Burger King (NYSE: BKC) with Overweight ratings and targets of $65 and $34.
- Lehman initiated Alcoa (NYSE: AA) with an Overweight rating and $44 target.
Tags: AA, ADI, Alcoa, Analog Devices, AnalogDevices, BKC, Burger King, BurgerKing, Domino's Pizza, Domino'sPizza, DPZ, first solar, FirstSolar, FSLR, Linear Tech, LinearTech, LLTC, MCD, McDonald's, National Semiconductor Corp, NationalSemiconductorCorp, NSM, OrthoVita, Vita, YUM, yum brands, YumBrands
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