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Analyst initiations: PAG, KMX, TWER, SLH and NSTR

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Penske Automotive, CarMax, Towerstream, Solera and Northstar were today's noteworthy initiations:

Kevin Dann initiated shares of Penske Automotive Group Inc (NYSE: PAG) with a Buy rating and $25 target. The firm believes shares deserve a higher multiple given the company's reduced exposure to slower growing domestic brands combined with the increased penetration o luxury as a percentage of industry sales.
CarMax Inc (NYSE: KMX) was also initiated at Kevin Dann with a Buy rating and $28 target, as they expect the multiple expansion to continue as confidence builds in the company's sales and expense strategy.
Think Equities started shares of Towerstream Corporation (NASDAQ: TWER) with a Buy rating and $5 target and said the company is rapidly growing given robust demand fro high bandwidth services, market expansion, sales force growth, and higher ARPU services.
Barrington believes Solera Holdings Inc (NYSE: SLH) is positioned to capture growth through technology adoption in claims processing by insurance companies, starting shares off with an Outperform rating and $27 target.
Jefferies resumed coverage of Northstar Neuroscience Inc (NASDAQ: NSTR) with a Buy rating and $21 target, as they expect the company's Phase III EVEREST trial to yield positive positives, setting the stage for an FDA approval by Q109.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

Friedman Billings started shares of IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP) with an Outperform rating and $28 target and added shares to its Top Picks List.
The firm also resumed coverage of Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: RSTI) with an Outperform rating and $92 target.
ABN Amro started China Netcom Group Corporation (NYSE: CN) with a Hold rating and China Mobile Limited (NYSE: CHL) and China Unicom Limited (NYSE: CHU) with Buy ratings.
UBS started RSC Holdings Inc (NYSE: RRR) with a Neutral rating.

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Nordstrom Inc (JWN) and Federated Dept Stores (FD) were today's most notable initiations:

JP Morgan initiated Federated Dept Stores (NYSE: FD) with a Neutral rating. They believe Federated's merger remains a struggle while the company's valuation is stretched.
JP Morgan see Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN) as one of the strongest retail models in their universe, but consider the stock's valuation to be rich. The firm initiated Nordstrom with a Neutral rating.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP), a designer and manufacturer of optical fiber-based lasers and fiber amplifiers, was initiated at five research firms this morning: Needham, Jefferies and Merrill Lynch with a Buy rating, Lehman Brothers with an Equal Weight rating and Thomas Weisel with an Overweight.

Guidance Software (NASDAQ: GUID) was initiated at three firms: With a Buy rating at AG Edwards, an Overweight rating at Morgan Stanley and an Outperform rating at Wachovia.

Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).