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Fly News Breaks for June 2, 2015
XCRA, WDAY, WLH, WLL, WPX, VICL, UNM, TMK, SYA, SFG, SWN, SGMS, RGA, RRC, PRU, PFPT, PFG, PXD, PANW, OAS, NBL, NFX, MET, MRO, LNC, IGT, IMPV, IPGP, HMHC, HIG, HTGM, GCA, FTNT, FEYE, EPM, ECA, ECR, EPE, EOG, DVN, CLR, CXO, COHR, CGNT, XEC, CHK, COG, BOJA, BRG, BSM, CUDA, BGS, AVGO, APA, AIZ, AR, APC, AMP, AFL, AIG
Jun 2, 2015 | 10:00 EDT
Today's noteworthy initiations include: AIG (AIG) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray... Aflac (AFL) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Ameriprise (AMP) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray... Anadarko (APC) initiated with a Buy at Evercore ISI... Antero Resources (AR) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Apache (APA) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Assurant (AIZ) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Avago (AVGO) initiated with a Buy at Drexel Hamilton... B&G Foods (BGS) initiated with a Neutral at Janney Capital... Barracuda Networks (CUDA) initiated with a Buy at Guggenheim... Black Stone Minerals (BSM) initiated with an Outperform at Raymond James... Bluerock Residential (BRG) initiated with a Buy at DA Davidson... Bojangles (BOJA) initiated with an Overweight at KeyBanc... Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Chesapeake (CHK) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Cimarex Energy (XEC) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Cogentix Medical (CGNT) initiated with a Neutral at Roth Capital... Coherent (COHR) initiated with a Buy at Benchmark Co.... Concho Resources (CXO) initiated with a Buy at Evercore ISI... Continental Resources (CLR) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Devon Energy (DVN) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... EOG Resources (EOG) initiated with a Buy at Evercore ISI... EP Energy (EPE) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Eclipse Resources (ECR) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Encana (ECA) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Evolution Petroleum (EPM) initiated with a Buy at Roth Capital... FireEye (FEYE) initiated with a Neutral at Guggenheim... Fortinet (FTNT) initiated with a Neutral at Guggenheim... Global Cash Access (GCA) initiated with an Outperform at Telsey Advisory... HTG Molecular (HTGM) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord... Hartford Financial (HIG) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray... Houghton Mifflin (HMHC) initiated with an Outperform at Oppenheimer... IPG Photonics (IPGP) initiated with a Buy at Benchmark Co.... Imperva (IMPV) initiated with a Neutral at Guggenheim... International Game (IGT) initiated with a Market Perform at Telsey Advisory... Lincoln National (LNC) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Marathon Oil (MRO) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... MetLife (MET) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Newfield Exploration (NFX) initiated with a Buy at Evercore ISI... Noble Energy (NBL) initiated with a Buy at Evercore ISI... Oasis Petroleum (OAS) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Palo Alto (PANW) initiated with a Buy at Guggenheim... Pioneer Natural (PXD) initiated with a Buy at Evercore ISI... Principal Financial (PFG) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Proofpoint (PFPT) initiated with a Buy at Guggenheim... Prudential (PRU) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray... Range Resources (RRC) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Reinsurance Group (RGA) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Scientific Games (SGMS) initiated with a Market Perform at Telsey Advisory... Southwestern Energy (SWN) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... StanCorp (SFG) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Symetra Financial (SYA) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Torchmark (TMK) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Unum Group (UNM) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray... Vical (VICL) initiated with a Buy at Roth Capital... WPX Energy (WPX) initiated with a Hold at Evercore ISI... Whiting Petroleum (WLL) initiated with a Buy at Evercore ISI... William Lyon Homes (WLH) initiated with an Outperform at JMP Securities... Workday (WDAY) initiated with an Outperform at Bernstein... Xcerra (XCRA) initiated with a Hold at Needham.
News For AIG;AFL;AMP;APC;AR;AIZ;APA;AVGO;BGS;CUDA;BSM;BRG;BOJA;COG;CHK;XEC;CGNT;COHR;CXO;CLR;DVN;EOG;EPE;ECR;ECA;EPM;FEYE;FTNT;GCA;HTGM;HIG;HMHC;IPGP;IMPV;IGT;LNC;MRO;MET;NFX;NBL;OAS;PANW;PXD;PFG;PFPT;PRU;RRC;RGA;SGMS;SWN;SFG;SYA;TMK;UNM;VICL;WPX;WLL;WLH;WDAY;XCRA From the Last 2 Days
MRO
Mar 28, 2024 | 09:26 EDT
Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on Marathon Oil to $26 from $24 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The energy sector is experiencing an improving macro backdrop, which has led to a catch-up trend experience in energy stocks, the analyst tells investors. With valuations still 2x the historic discount vs S&P, strong free-cash-flow yields, and positive earnings revisions, the firm sees a path to further outperformance.
AR
Mar 28, 2024 | 09:22 EDT
Morgan Stanley analyst Devin McDermott raised the firm's price target on Antero Resources to $26 from $24 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The energy sector is experiencing an improving macro backdrop, which has led to a catch-up trend experience in energy stocks, the analyst tells investors. With valuations still 2x the historic discount vs S&P, strong free-cash-flow yields, and positive earnings revisions, the firm sees a path to further outperformance.
DVN
Mar 28, 2024 | 09:17 EDT
Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on Devon Energy to $49 from $48 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The energy sector is experiencing an improving macro backdrop, which has led to a catch-up trend experience in energy stocks, the analyst tells investors. With valuations still 2x the historic discount vs S&P, strong free-cash-flow yields, and positive earnings revisions, the firm sees a path to further outperformance.
PXD
Mar 26, 2024 | 16:21 EDT
In a regulatory filing, Pioneer Natural general counsel and executive VP Mark Kleinman disclosed the sale of 4,350 common shares of the company on March 22 at a price of $254.08 per share.