Catch up on today's top five analyst initiations with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. VMware (VMW) resumed with a Buy at Citi. 2. CSX (CSX) and Kansas City Southern (KSU) were initiated with an Overweight at Atlantic Equities, while Union Pacific (UNP) was initiated with a Neutral. 3. First Solar (FSLR) and TerraForm Power (TERP) were initiated with an Overweight at Barclays, Covanta (CVA) and Azure Power (AZRE) were initiated with an Equal Weight, and SunPower (SPWR) was initiated with an Underweight. 4. At Home Group (HOME) initiated with a Buy at Monness Crespi. 5. Chemours (CC) initiated with a Buy at HSBC. This list is just a portion of The Fly's analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

Reports Q1 revenue $6.03B, consensus $5.98B. "Our team delivered strong financial results in the first quarter as we navigated a challenging freight market and normal winter conditions," said Jim Vena, Union Pacific CEO. "These results build on the momentum we established as we exited 2023 and provide further proof of what's possible as we strive to be the best in safety, service, and operational excellence. This is a great start to the year, but we understand there's work to be done to achieve our goals and meet our stakeholders' expectations."

Wells Fargo notes that a group of seven domestic solar product makers, including First Solar (FSLR), filed a petition to levy anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, looking for duties ranging from 70.4% to 271.5%. The firm, which included the "important reminder" that "this is just a petition," says the uncertainty created by the petition is "incrementally positive" for First Solar and negative for Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Array Technologies (ARRY) and Nextracker (NXT).