Today's noteworthy initiations include: Babcock & Wilcox (BW) initiated with a Buy at BB&T... Box (BOX) initiated with a Neutral at BofA/Merrill... CSX (CSX) initiated with a Hold at Topeka... Cash America (CSH) initiated with a Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette... Cohu (COHU) initiated with a Hold at Needham... Curtiss-Wright (CW) initiated with a Buy at Global Hunter... CyberArk (CYBR) initiated with a Market Perform at Wells Fargo... Energizer (ENR) initiated with a Buy at SunTrust... Fenix Parts (FENX) initiated with an Outperform at Barrington... First Cash Financial (FCFS) initiated with a Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette... Gap (GPS) initiated with a Neutral at Tigress Financial... ITG (ITG) initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse... Invuity (IVTY) initiated with a Buy at Stifel... Liberty Lilac Group (LILA) initiated with an Outperform at Macquarie... LinkedIn (LNKD) initiated with a Buy at Mizuho... MiMedx (MDXG) initiated with an Overweight at First Analysis... Ocata Therapeutics (OCAT) initiated with an Outperform at Cowen... SPX Corp. (SPW) initiated with a Neutral at Global Hunter... T-Mobile (TMUS) initiated with a Hold at Stifel... TFS Financial (TFSL) initiated with a Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette... Teladoc (TDOC) initiated with an Outperform at Cowen... The New Home Company (NWHM) initiated with an Outperform at JMP Securities... Virtu Financial (VIRT) initiated with an Underperform at Credit Suisse... Wheeler REIT (WHLR) initiated with an Outperform at JMP Securities.

Babcock & Wilcox announced that its B&W Environmental segment has been awarded a contract for approximately $15M to supply environmental equipment for an industrial facility in the Middle East.