Catch up on today's top five analyst initiations with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Alaska Air (ALK) reinstated with an Outperform at Cowen as the firm believes the shares have been unfairly punished over the past quarter and noted their April unit revenue results exceeded expectations. 2. Microsoft (MSFT) initiated with a Hold at Canaccord citing risk-reward is balanced near-term. 3. lululemon (LULU) reinstated with an Underperform at BofA/Merril by analyst Rafe Jadrosich, who said he sees downside to street estimates. The analyst has a lower sales and margin outlook due to intensifying competition and ongoing investments to support international expansion. 4. American Renal Associations (ARA) initiated with a Buy at SunTrust, an Outperform at Wells Fargo, an Overweight at Barclays, and a Neutral at Goldman. MGM Growth (MGP) initiated with a Buy at BofA/Merrill, Deutsche Bank and SunTrust. It was also initiated with a Neutral at Citi, and an Overweight at JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage,
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