Benzinga's Top Initiations

Analysts at Oppenheimer initiated coverage on

with a Outperform rating. Big Lots shares declined 0.13 percent to close at $52.35 on Thursday. Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on

with a Buy rating. Avon Products shares rose 1.26 percent to close at $4.01 on Thursday. Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage on

with a Hold rating. Werner Enterprises shares fell 0.56 percent to close at $24.86 on Thursday. Analysts at Maxim Group initiated coverage on

with a Buy rating. The target price for Yelp is set to $41. Yelp shares gained 1.26 percent to close at $26.52 on Thursday. Nomura initiated coverage on

with a Buy rating. Infinera shares gained 1.14 percent to close at $13.36 on Thursday. Analysts at Wunderlich initiated coverage on

with a Buy rating. The target price for Rambus is set to $15. Rambus shares slipped 0.08 percent to close at $12.15 on Thursday. Analysts at Needham initiated coverage of

with a Buy rating. 8x8 shares rose 1.35 percent to $13.50 in pre-market trading. Analysts at Morgan Stanley assumed Shire PLC (ADR)

with a Overweight rating. Shire shares fell 0.62 percent to close at $190.04 on Thursday.