MOST NOTEWORTHY: Cleveland Cliffs, Synthesis Energy and Bookham Tech were today's noteworthy initiations:
- KeyBanc believes the pullback in Cleveland Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) shares is an attractive entry point given acceleration of North American Iron Ore pellet contract pricing and increased pellet production into 2009. Shares were assumed with a Buy rating and $180 target.
- Stanford believes the Synthesis Energy's (NASDAQ: SYMX) U-GAS technology offers several advantages, including the ability to use waste/low grade coal and operational cost savings and intitiated shares with a Buy rating and $12 target.
- Morgan Keegan started Bookham Tech (NASDAQ: BKHM) with an Outperform rating and said the company continues to benefit from a expanding customer base, timing of new product introductions, and new products.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- Arris (NASDAQ: ARRS), Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) and Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) were initiated at RBC Capital with Sector Perform ratings.
- Citigroup assumed Delphi Financial (NYSE: DFG) with a Hold rating and $23 target.
- VanceInfo (NYSE: VIT) was initiated with an Outperform rating and $12 target at Oppenheimer.










