MOST NOTEWORTHY:

• Prudential started Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) with an Underweight rating and $14 target citing valuation.

• Credit Suisse assumed coverage of Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST) with an Outperform rating and $60 target. The firm believes Monster is well-positioned to benefit from the growing shift of recruitment industry dollars to online, international expansion, and improving labor market trends.

• CNet Networks (NASDAQ: CNET) was started with a Buy rating and $11 target at Banc of America, believing the company is well-positioned to benefit from strong secular online advertising growth due to its leading online brands.

• AG Edwards initiated shares of Dendreon Corp (NASDAQ: DNDN) with a Hold rating.

• Citigroup started GSC Investment Corp (NYSE: GNV) with a Hold rating and $16 target while Wachovia started shares with an Outperform rating. JP Morgan started shares of GSC Investment with a Neutral rating.

• Kaufman started J2 Global Communications (NASDAQ: JCOM) with a Buy rating and $35 target.

• Cowen assumed coverage of Foundry Networks, Inc (NASDAQ: FDRY) with a Neutral rating.

Analyst initiations 5-03-07: CNET, DAL and MNST originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 03 May 2007 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.