Today's noteworthy initiations include: Celladon (CLDN) initiated with a Market Perform at BMO Capital... Esperion (ESPR) initiated with an Outperform at RBC Capital... La Quinta (LQ) initiated with a Buy at Citigroup... Mid-Con Energy (MCEP) initiated with a Hold at Wunderlich... New Residential (NRZ) initiated with a Buy at Compass Point... Sangamo (SGMO) initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital... UGI Corporation (UGI) initiated with a Buy at Janney Capital... bluebird bio (BLUE) initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital... uniQure (QURE) initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital.