Analyst initiations: TWTI, DRYS and HRC

Posted May 2nd 2008 11:05AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Initiations

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Third Wave, DryShips and Hil-Rom Holdings were among today's noteworthy initiations:

Third Wave (NASDAQ: TWTI) was initiated with a Buy, target $12 at Deutsche which said the company is compelling small-cap opportunity in molecular diagnostics with an $1B-plus opportunity in the HPV market.
DryShips (NASDAQ: DRYS) was initiated with an Outperform, target $110 at Credit Suisse, which is positive on the company's growth opportunity and is bullish on dry bulk rates into 2009.
Hil-Rom Holdings (NYSE: HRC) was initiated with an Outperform at Oppenheimer which believes 2H08 will be an inflection point for Hill-Rom, with revenue, margin expansion, and earnings growth all beginning to accelerate. The firm believes that the company's performance will improve due to its efforts to complete spending on R&D, reinvigorate its brand, and find low-cost sourcing and manufacturing alternatives.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

Imperial Tobacco (NYSE: ITY) coverage was resumed with a Buy at Merrill Lynch.
ICU Medical (NASDAQ: ICUI) was initiated with a Buy, target $35 at Jesup & Lamont, which is positive on the company's valuation, strong balance sheet, growth in oncology and expectations for gross margin improvement.

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