MOST NOTEWORTHY: Ascent Solar, Xcorporeal and Chipotle Mexican Grill were today's noteworthy initiations.

• Cowen said Ascent Solar Technologies Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ASTI) unique thin-film solar technology is well suited for integrated applications. Shares were started with an Outperform rating.
• Roth Capital believes Xcorporeal Inc (AMEX: XCR) is targeting a large, unmet market, as the firm notes that 500K patients are expected to receive kidney therapy over the next few years. Roth, which initiated shares without a rating, anticipates that the company will obtain regulatory approval for the home therapy and critical care markets during the next few quarters, possibly creating a catalyst for the stock to appreciate.
• JP Morgan initiated the Class B shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (NYSE: CMG.B) with an Overweight rating as they believe the recent pullback provides a compelling entry point.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

• Lehman initiated NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) with an Overweight rating and $30 target.
• Sandler initiated Delphi Financial Group Inc (NYSE: DFG) with a Buy rating and $34 target.

Analyst initiations: Ascent Solar, Xcorporeal, Chipotle Mexican Grill originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 27 May 2008 12:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.