MOST NOTEWORTHY:

• Jefferies initiated Nova BioSource Fuels (NYSE: NBF) with a Buy rating and $3.75 target, and finds the risk/reward attractive for biofuels investors as the company has more than 100M gallons of biodiesel capacity slated to come onstream by 2009.
  
• B. Riley expects Saba Software's (NASDAQ: SABA) renewed focus on profitability to drive substantial EPS and free cash flow expansion in FY09. The firm started shares with a Buy rating and $6 target.
  
• Stephens believes Darling International (NYSE: DAR) shares offer a solid commodity cycle and an attractive renewable fuels opportunity and initiated shares with an Overweight rating and $17 target..

• Elizabeth Arden (NASDAQ: RDEN) was initiated with a Market Perform rating at Wachovia.
  
• Goldman initiated Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) with a Neutral rating and $20 target.
  
• Morgan Stanley initiated ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMHY) with an Equal Weight rating.

Analyst initiations: NBF, SABA and DAR originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Thomas Properties, Tanga Resource Partners, ARM Holdings, Finlay Enterprises and Coca-Cola Femsa were today's noteworthy initiations:

• Shares of Thomas Properties Group Inc (NASDAQ: TPGI) were initiated with a Neutral rating and $14 target at Banc of America. The firm has concerns over the lack of liquidity in the shares and considerable insider ownership levels.
• RBC Capital started shares of Targa Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ: NGLS) with an Outperform rating and $35 target, as they expect shares recover once financing is in place.
• Jefferies started shares of ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMHY) with a Buy rating, citing the company's new products, margin leverage, buybacks and royalties ramp.
• Finlay Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ: FNLY) was initiated with a Neutral rating and $4.80 target at B. Riley, citing integration and execution risks.
• Coca-Cola Femsa SA (NYSE: KOF) was started with a Buy rating at Gabelli, as they find the valuation attractive as the company's growth in key markets of , , and continues.

• KeyBanc Capital initiated Education Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EDR) with a Hold rating.
• Fox-Pitt started Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ: RODM) with an Outperform rating.
• Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc (NASDAQ: HMIN) was initiated with a Negative rating at Susquehanna.
• First Analysis resumed coverage of PharmaNet Development Group Inc (NASDAQ: PDGI) with an Equal Weight rating.

Analyst initiations: TPGI, NGLS, ARMHY, FNLY and KOF originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

MOST NOTEWORTHY:

• Citigroup upgraded Blockbuster Inc (NYSE: BBI) to Buy from Hold based on valuation, improving box office visibility and their belief that the lower-priced online-only rental product will help improve costs.

• Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE: TAP) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS based on valuation, volume strength and pricing.

• Matrix believes strong demand for genetic analysis equipment is boosting profits for Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), upgrading shares to Strong Buy from Sell; Matrix sees upside to their Intrinsic Value Calculation of $50/share.

• ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMHY) was upgraded to Overweight from Underweight at JP Morgan to reflect the strength in the high-end handset market...

• Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.

• RBC Capital raised Sapient Corp (NASDAQ: SAPE) to Outperform from Sector Perform.

• Sandler upgraded Chemical Financial Corp (NASDAQ: CHFC) to Hold from Sell.

• UBS raised WESCO International, Inc (NYSE: WCC) to Buy from Neutral.

• Piper Jaffray upgraded shares of Omnicell, Inc (NASDAQ: OMCL) to Outperform from Market Perform.

Analyst upgrades 6-13-07: BBI, BMY, SAPE and TAP originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

MOST NOTEWORTHY:

• Pali Capital upgraded shares of Warner Music Group Corp (NYSE: WMG) on valuation.

• Matrix USA upgraded Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (NASDAQ: RRGB) to Hold from Sell on valuation.

• Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK.A) was upgraded to In Line from Underperform at Fox-Pitt, Kelton.

• UBS upgraded ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMHY) to Buy from Neutral as the firm believes the company will be a significant beneficiary of the acceleration in 3G handset adoption in 2007.

• Wachovia upgraded Pactiv Corp (NYSE: PTV) to Outperform from Market Perform on valuation.

• Baird raised Patterson Companies (NASDAQ: PDCO) rating to Outperform from Neutral.

• BMO Capital raised UCBH Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: UCBH) rating to Outperform from to Market Perform.

• O2Micro International Ltd (NASDAQ: OIIM) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Oppenheimer citing a possible near-term court settlement with Samsung, which provides significant earnings leverage.

Analyst upgrades 3-29-07: Berkshire Hathaway & Warner Music Group upgraded originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.