MOST NOTEWORTHY: Advanced Micro Devices, Intel Corporation, Netscout Systems, Guidance Software and Nasdaq were today's noteworthy initiations:
Morgan Stanley started shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) with Underweight ratings and a $11 target and $22 target, respectively. The firm recommends selling shares of both as they expect an inventory correction and increasingly aggressive price environment.
Kaufman Brothers initiated shares of Netscout Systems Inc (NASDAQ: NTCT) with a Buy rating and $13.50 target. The firm is positive on the Network General acquisition and believes successful integration as well as continued improvement in sales execution will drive shares higher.
Roth Capital resumed coverage of Guidance Software Inc (NASDAQ: GUID) with a Buy rating and $15 target and said the company is the market leader for digital forensics and that new regulations have accelerated electronic discovery in the forensic market.
Jefferies started shares of The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) with a Buy rating and $45 target and believes the company's relative underperformance over the past two years creates an attractive entry point as earnings are poised to accelerate.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
Credit Suisse initiated the small-cap biotechnology sector, starting shares of Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: PARD), Dyax Corp (NASDAQ: DYAX) and Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) with Outperform ratings and targets of $9, $7 and $8, respectively.
Broadpoint initiated Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ: LULU) with a Neutral rating.
JP Morgan started shares of Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) and Douglas Emmett Inc (NYSE: DEI) with Neutral ratings.
Bullish Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN), Accenture Ltd. (ACN), Infosys Technologies Limited (INFY), Monster Worldwide Inc. (MNST), Hasbro Inc. (HAS), Mattel Inc. (MAT), Syneron Medical Ltd. (ELOS) and Guidance Software Inc. (GUID).
Of the 105 IPOs from October 20, 2006 through March 9, 2007, the average gain was 16% For the 10 companies in the tech sector, the average gain was 12%
Going into their IPOs Four were profitable AeroVironment (AVAV) IPG Photonics (IPGP) Opnext (OPXT) and Mellanox Technologies (MLNX)
Six were unprofitable Clearwire (CLWR) Guidance Software (GUID) Isilon Systems (ISLN) Salary.com (SLRY) Sourcefire (FIRE) and Switch and Data (SDXC)
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