Analyst Calls

• Medtronic (MDT) to buy from neutral and 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) to neutral from sell at Goldman.
• CarMax (KMX) to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer.
• Points International (PTSEF) to buy from neutral at Merriman.
• Nokia (NOK) to market perform from underperform at Morgan Keegan.
• Amdocs (DOX) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
• Western Alliance (WAL) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
• Carbo Ceramics (CRR) to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.
• Rackspace (RAX) to buy from hold at Benchmark Co.
• Brinker (EAT) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Infinera, Dawson Geophysical and Electro-Optical Sciences were today's noteworthy initiations:

• Thomas Weisel said Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) has unique technology that will result in a sustained competitive differentiation, increases customer diversification and improving margins. The firm started shares with an Overweight rating and $13 target.
  
• Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ: DWSN) was initiated with a Hold rating and $72 target at Jefferies, as they believe the stock is fairly-valued at current levels.
  
• Jesup & Lamont initiated Electro-Optical Sciences (NASDAQ: MELA) with a Buy rating and $8 target. The believes MELA's Melafind is a breakthrough technology for the diagnosis of melanoma.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

• Piper resumed coverage of PMI Group (NYSE: PMI) with a Neutral rating and $6 target.
  
• Susquehanna initiated Immunocor (NASDAQ: BLUD) and Given Imaging (NASDAQ: GIVN) with Positive ratings.
  
• Merrill started Liberty Entertainment (NASDAQ: LMDIA) with a Neutral rating.

MOST NOTEWORTHY: The Wet Seal (WTSLA), Brocade Communications Systems(BRCD), IAC/InteractiveCorp (IACI), CME Group (CME) and Rogers Communications (RCI) were today's noteworthy initiations:

• Merriman believes the turnaround at Arden B is well underway and both it and the Wet Seal chains have tremendous opportunities for long-term growth, initiating The Wet Seal (NASDAQ: WTSLA) with a Buy rating.

• Pacific Growth is positive on Brocade's (NASDAQ: BRCD) diversification into new products and services, starting shares with a Buy rating.

• Banc of America initiated shares of InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) with a Neutral rating.

• William Blair believes the newly-formed CME Group (NYSE: CME) has an even more dominant competitive position within the growing futures exchange industry, reinstating shares with an Outperform rating.

• JP Morgan said Canada is an attractive wireless market and that Rogers Communications (NYSE: RCI) is well positioned, starting shares with an Overweight rating...

OTHER INITIATIONS:

• Deutsche Bank initiated Waters Corp (NYSE: WAT) with a Hold rating.

• Goldman started Infinera Corp (NASDAQ: INFN) with an Equal Weight.

• Kaufman reinstated Savvis (NASDAQ: SVVS) with a Hold.

• Pacific Growth initiated Network Appliance (NASDAQ: NTAP) with a Buy.

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