Analyst initiations: NUVA, BWLD and IVZ
Posted Apr 3rd 2008 11:36AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst initiations
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: NuVasive, Buffalo Wild Wings and Invesco were today's noteworthy initiations:
- Merriman believes NuVasive's (NASDAQ:NUVA) expanding product and distribution should continue to drive growth and feels the recent pullback provides a good entry point into shares. Merriman started NuVasive with a Buy rating.
- Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD) was initiated at Jefferies with a Hold rating and $30 target as they believe consensus estimates are aggressive and that shares are approaching fair valuation.
- William Blair believes Invesco's (NYSE:IVZ) investment capabilities and diversified client base are key differentiators that will drive superior relative growth over the long term; shares were assumed with an Outperform rating.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- Baird initiated XenoPort (NASDAQ:XNPT) with an Outperform rating and $74 target.
- KeyBanc assumed Felcor Lodging (NYSE:FCH) with a Buy rating and $14 target.
- Trimble Navigation (NASDAQ:TRMB) was initiated at Thomas Weisel with a Market Weight rating and $30 target.
Tags: analyst, buffalo wild wings, BuffaloWildWings, bwld, falcor lodging, FalcorLodging, fch, initiation, invesco, ivz, nuva, nuvasive, trimble, trmb, xenoport, xnpt
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