Benzinga's Top Initiations

Analysts at GMP Securities assumed Rice Energy Inc RICE with a Buy rating. The price target for Rice Energy is set to $34. Rice Energy shares closed at $25.00 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Nomura initiated coverage of Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN with a Buy rating. The price target for Amazon.com is set to $950. Amazon.com shares closed at $816.11 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Mizuho Securities initiated coverage on Duke Realty Corp DRE with a Neutral rating. Duke Realty shares closed at $27.42 on Tuesday.
William Blair initiated coverage on ContraFect Corp CFRX with an Outperform rating. ContraFect shares closed at $2.31 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Cowen & Co. initiated coverage of Johnson Controls Inc JCI with an Outperform rating. Johnson Controls shares closed at $44.98 on Tuesday.
Analysts at GMP Securities assumed Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation COG with a Buy rating. The price target for Cabot Oil & Gas is set to $39. Cabot Oil & Gas shares closed at $24.34 on Tuesday.
Analysts at Barclays initiated coverage on Range Resources Corp. RRC with an Underweight rating. The price target for Range Resources is set to $34. Range Resources shares closed at $36.97 on Tuesday.
Mizuho Securities initiated coverage on Eastgroup Properties Inc EGP with a Buy rating. Eastgroup Properties shares closed at $73.32 on Tuesday.
Analysts at GMP Securities assumed Southwestern Energy Company SWN with a Hold rating. The price target for Southwestern Energy is set to $11. Southwestern Energy shares closed at $13.13 on Tuesday.