Today's noteworthy initiations include: 21st Century Fox (FOXA) initiated with an Overweight at Pacific... Allergan (AGN) initiated with a Buy at Mizuho... Atara Biotherapeutics (ATRA) initiated with an Outperform at William Blair... AutoNation (AN) initiated with a Neutral at Northcoast... CPI Aerostructures (CVU) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord... Ciena (CIEN) initiated with an Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Diamond Offshore (DO) initiated with a Sector Weight at KeyBanc... Digital Turbine (APPS) initiated with a Buy at B. Riley... DuPont Fabros (DFT) initiated with a Buy at Janney Capital... Edwards Lifesciences (EW) initiated with an Outperform at Cowen... Endo (ENDP) initiated with a Buy at Mizuho... Ensco (ESV) initiated with a Sector Weight at KeyBanc... Expeditors (EXPD) initiated with a Neutral at UBS... First Midwest (FMBI) initiated with an Overweight at Stephens... Flex (FLEX) initiated with a Buy at B. Riley... Horizon Pharma (HZNP) initiated with a Buy at Mizuho... Hornbeck Offshore (HOS) initiated with a Sector Weight at KeyBanc... Hub Group (HUBG) initiated with a Buy at UBS... Infinera (INFN) initiated with an Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... J.B. Hunt (JBHT) initiated with a Neutral at UBS... Jabil Circuit (JBL) initiated with a Buy at B. Riley... Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) initiated with a Buy at Mizuho... Netflix (NFLX) initiated with a Market Perform at BMO Capital... Noble Corp. (NE) initiated with a Sector Weight at KeyBanc... Ocata Therapeutics (OCAT) initiated with a Buy at Cantor... Parsley Energy (PE) initiated with an Outperform at Iberia... People's Utah Bancorp (PUB) initiated with a Buy at Sandler O'Neill... PrivateBancorp (PVTB) initiated with an Equal Weight at Stephens... Rowan Companies (RDC) initiated with a Sector Weight at KeyBanc... Sucampo (SCMP) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho... Transocean (RIG) initiated with a Sector Weight at KeyBanc... Valeant (VRX) initiated with a Neutral at Mizuho... Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse. This note corrects a prior version that erroneously said Knight Transportation (KNX) was initiated with a Buy at Northcoast. The firm initiated coverage of CarMax (KMX) this morning, not Knight Transportation.

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Sees Q2 revenue $1.62B-$1.7B, consensus $1.64B.

Reports Q1 revenue $1.6B, consensus $1.57B. "Edwards is positioned to extend our leadership and deliver sustainable growth as a result of the strategic investments we have made across our transcatheter platforms to address the large and growing needs of patients impacted by aortic, mitral and tricuspid disease. We are pleased with our total company performance with first quarter sales growth of 10% as more patients were treated with our innovative therapies," said Bernard Zovighian, CEO. "This encouraging start to the year supports our increased 2024 sales guidance. Looking beyond 2024, we remain confident in Edwards' innovation-driven strategy, led by new indications, differentiated technologies and strategic adjacencies for addressing the significant unmet needs of structural heart disease patients."

Pre-earnings options volume in Edwards Lifesciences is 5.5x normal with puts leading calls 10:7. Implied volatility suggests the market is anticipating a move near 4.8%, or $4.27, after results are released. Median move over the past eight quarters is 6.3%.

Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open, with earnings consensus, include Exxon Mobil (XOM), consensus $2.20... Chevron (CVX), consensus $2.87... AbbVie (ABBV), consensus $2.23... HCA Healthcare (HCA), consensus $5.01... Colgate-Palmolive (CL), consensus 81c... Charter (CHTR), consensus $7.92... AutoNation (AN), consensus $4.27.

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