Monday August 27

• Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd (NASDAQ: SNDA) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 9am.
• Landstar System Inc (NASDAQ: LSTR) to hold Q3 mid-quarter conference call at 2pm.

Tuesday August 28

• Corinthian Colleges Inc (NASDAQ: COCO) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 12pm.

Wednesday August 29

• TiVo Inc (NASDAQ: TIVO) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 5pm.
• Novell Inc (NASDAQ: NOVL) to report Q3 earnings; conference call at 5pm.

Thursday August 30

• Freddie Mac Corp (NYSE: FRE) to report Q2 earnings; conference call at 10am.
• Novellus Systems Inc (NASDAQ: NVLS) to hold Q3 mid-quarter conference call at 4:30pm.
• PDUFA Date for Tericia Inc (NASDAQ: TRCA) for Somatuline Autogel for acromegaly.

Friday August 31

• Blyth Inc (NYSE: BTH) to hold Investor Q&A conference call at 2pm.

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Energy Partners (EVEP) and HB Fuller (FUL) led a moderate initiation list Monday as the Dow and Nasdaq moved higher in early trading.

• AG Edwards initiated EV Energy Partners (NASDAQ:EVEP) a Buy and a $22 target, as the firm likes the company's experienced management team, debt-free balance sheet, and low-risk development opportunities.
• Keybanc initiated H.B. Fuller Co. (NYSE:FUL) with a Buy and $28 target, citing low manufacturing cost, portfolio mix and pricing power.
• CE Unterberg initiated Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ:SNDA) with a Buy and $21 target, as the firm is positive on the company's new revenue model.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

• UBS Investment initiated Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) with a Buy and a $60.41 target.
• Finally, SG Cowen initiated International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) with a Neutral, citing valuation and a lack of traction in its services unit for the rating.

Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).