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Analyst initiations: Suntech Power, Premier Exhibitions, homebuilder sector

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Suntech Power, Premier Exhibitions and the Homebuilders Sector were today's noteworthy initiations:

Citigroup named Suntech Power Holding (NYSE: STP) their top pick for China solar due to its leading scale and technology roadmap for higher cell efficiency, initiating shares with a Buy rating and $55 target.
Merriman believes Premier Exhibitions (NASDAQ: PRXI) can move to the $14.50-$17.00 through the continued monetization of the company's current tours, the launching of additional tours and the value of the Titanic artifacts on hand. The firm started shares with a Buy rating.
Lehman initiated D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI), Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) with Overweight ratings and an $18 target, $31 target and $27 target; KB Home (NYSE: KBH) with an Equal Weight rating and $24 target; and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV) with an Underweight rating and $8 target.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

Citigroup initiated Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) with a Hold rating and $24 target.
UBS initiated Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS) with a Neutral rating and $38 target.
JP Morgan initiated Biodel (NASDAQ: BIOD) with an Overweight rating.

MAJOR PAPERS:

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) may have plans for a gPhone, but their real objective is to run their own mobile network, reported the Wall Street Journal. The company is reportedly looking at a $4.6B wireless network bid.
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development may look to take a 9%, or approximately $700M, stake in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD), the Financial Times' Alphaville blog noted. An investment may draw the attention of the U.S. committee on foreign investment.

OTHER PAPERS:

According to Business Week's "Inside Wall Street" column, the patent Biodel Inc (NASDAQ: BIOD) was granted in September for its VIAdel technology was "key," as it opens up markets for products estimated at $2.3B.
Glass container maker Owens-Illinois Inc (NYSE: OI) is defying the current market tumble due to earnings momentum, reported Business Week's "Inside Wall Street" column.
According to BW's "Inside Wall Street" column, some money professionals are "snapping up" shares of retailer Staples Inc (NASDAQ: SPLS) despite the housing slump, credit crunch and rising gas prices.