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Dell Launches Its First Smartphone in the U.S. originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• ThinkEquity believes TheStreet.com (NASDAQ:TSCM) has solid growth prospects and sees catalysts from the integration of Promotions.com, expansion into new verticals, and new syndication deals. The firm intiiated shares with a Buy rating and $18 target.
  
• Corning (NYSE:GLW) was initiated with a Buy rating and $31 target at Jefferies, as they believe the LCD industry is positioned for healthy trends in 2008 and beyond.
  
• AeroGrow (NASDAQ:AERO) was initiated with a Buy rating at Merriman, as they believe infomercials, catalog mailers and the company's website should enhance product visibility, driving higher sales across all distribution channels as well as brand awareness.

• Baird started Pennant Park (NASDAQ:PNNT) with an Outperform rating and $13 target.
  
• Spansion initiated Under Armour (NYSE:UA) with an Overweight rating and $55 target.
  
• UBS started Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) with a Buy rating.

Analyst initiations: TSCM, GLW and AERO originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• Nollenberger believes Big 5 Sporting Goods' (NASDAQ: BGFV) shares are fairly valued and would likely get more constructive near the $20 level and initiated shares with a Neutral rating.

• ThinkEquity said Nutrition 21 (NASDAQ: NXXI) has a number of clinically proven nutritional supplements that target the rapidly growing obesity and diabetes markets, and initiated shares with a Buy rating.

• SMH Capital initiated shares of Sonic Solutions (NASDQ: SNIC) with a Buy rating, on the belief that shares have been oversold.

• ThinkEquity is positive on AeroGrow's (NASDAQ: AERO) proprietary aeroponic technology and recurring revenue model and initiated shares with a Buy rating.

• Leerink Swann started shares of Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM) with an Outperform rating as MEDACorp researchers are positive regarding the company's MassARRAY system for genetic analysis, which is well-positioned for growth in follow-on SNP fine-mapping studies; Leerink anticipates in 2008, the company will launch iPLEX 3, which is currently in development, and reduce the cost of acquiring fine-mapping SNP data...

• Dover (NYSE: DOV) was initiated at Morgan Stanley with an Overweight rating.

• Merrill started Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) with a Neutral rating.

• Pacific Crest started Wipro Ltd (NYSE: WIT) with a Sector perform.

• Susquehanna initiated Herman Miller (NASDAQ: MLHR) with a Positive rating.

• RBC Capital initiated Warren Resources (NASDAQ: WRES) with an Outperform rating.

Analyst initiations 7-31-07: AKAM, BGFV, DOV and SNIC originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.