Benzinga's Top Initiations

Analysts at Wunderlich initiated coverage on Medifast Inc MED with a Hold rating. The target price for Medifast is set to $32. Medifast shares closed at $28.68 on Thursday. Analysts at Guggenheim Securities initiated coverage on Dynegy Inc. DYN with a Neutral rating. Dynegy shares closed at $11.37 on Thursday. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on Kite Pharma Inc KITE with a Buy rating. The target price for Kite Pharma is set to $70. Kite Pharma shares closed at $44.85 on Thursday. Analysts at BMO Capital initiated coverage of Parsley Energy Inc PE with a Outperform rating. Parsley Energy shares closed at $19.11 on Thursday. Analysts at Benchmark initiated coverage on STAAR Surgical Company STAA with a Hold rating. STAAR Surgical shares closed at $6.47 on Thursday. Analysts at Barrington Research initiated coverage on ICF International Inc ICFI with a Market Perform rating. ICF International shares closed at $32.63 on Thursday. RBC Capital initiated coverage of American Equity Investment Life Holding AEL with a Outperform rating. The target price for American Equity Investment Life Holding is set to $24. American Equity Investment Life Holding shares closed at $17.37 on Thursday. BMO Capital initiated coverage on Diamondback Energy Inc FANG with a Outperform rating. Diamondback Energy shares closed at $72.79 on Thursday. Citigroup initiated coverage on Taylor Morrison Home Corp TMHC with a Neutral rating. Taylor Morrison Home shares closed at $11.55 on Thursday. Analysts at Wunderlich initiated coverage on NutriSystem Inc. NTRI with a Buy rating. The target price for NutriSystem is set to $25. NutriSystem shares closed at $18.95 on Thursday.