• Morgan Stanley initiated the U.S. clean energy sector with an Attractive view. The analyst assumed coverage of First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), Fuel Tech (NASDAQ: FTEK) and SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) with Overweight ratings and EnerNOC, Inc (NASDAQ: ENOC) with an Underweight rating.
  
• Banc of America started shares of MGI Pharma (NASDAQ: MOGN) with a Buy rating and $45 target, as they expect sales growth in 2008 to be driven by Aquavan, which they view as an underappreciated asset, and potential survival data for Dacogen.
  
• Soleil believes Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could nearly double its PC market share to between 5.5% and 6% over the next five years. The firm started shares with a Buy rating and $200 target.
  
• Roth Capital initiated Kosan Biosciences (NASDAQ: KOSN) with a Buy rating and $10 target, as they are positive on the company's Hsp90 program and expect an NDA filing as early as 2009 in the relapsed-refractory settings.

• KeyBanc Capital initiated CastlePoint Holdings (NASDAQ: CPHL) with a Buy rating and $16 target.
  
• Time Warner Telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC) was started at Cowen with an Outperform rating.
  
• Jefferies resumed coverage of Windstream (WIN) with a Hold rating and $16 target and Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ) with a Buy rating and $68 target.

Analyst initiations: Clean energy sector, MOGN, AAPL and KOSN originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• Matrix USA started Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) with a Strong Buy rating, believing steady demand from defense spending and communications systems is allowing the company to continue to build impressive fundamental trends.

• Piper believes CastlePoint'sHoldings Ltd (NASDAQ: CPHL) relationship with Tower Group allows it immediate access to a high quality book of business, strong relationships in the industry and the ability to efficiently place capital overnight. Piper Jaffray stated shares of CastlePoint with an Outperform rating and a $20 target.

• Lazard started Orasure Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OSUR) with a Buy rating and $12 target based on new production launches and new CDC HIV testing guidelines...

• UBS started Grant Prideco, Inc (NYSE: GRP) with a Neutral rating.

• Banc of America started Bon-Ton Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: BONT) with a Buy rating and $64 target.

• Roth Capital transferred coverage of Web.com, Inc (NASDAQ: WWWW) with a Buy rating and $8 target.

• City National Corp (NYSE: CYN) was started with a Hold rating at AG Edwards.

Analyst initiations 5-04-07: BONT & LMT originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 04 May 2007 11:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• UBS initiated shares of Activision, Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI), THQ Inc (NASDAQ: THQI) and GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) with Buy ratings. Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) were initiated with Neutral ratings...

• Aeropostale, Inc (NASDAQ: ARO) was initiated at CIBC with a Sector Outperform rating.

• NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) was started with a Sell rating and $75 target at Banc of America.

• Wachovia initiated VeriFone Holdings, Inc (NYSE: PAY) with an Outperform rating.

• CastlePoint Holdings (NASDAQ: CPHL) was started at both Keefe Bruyette and Friedman Billings with an Outperform rating.

Analyst initiations 5-02-07: ATVI, ERTS, NYX and TTWO originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 May 2007 11:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.