Benzinga's Top Initiations

Analysts at Wunderlich initiated coverage on
Medifast Inc
(NYSE:
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.
(NYSE:
DYN
) with a Neutral rating. Dynegy shares closed at $11.37 on Thursday. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated coverage on
Kite Pharma Inc
(NASDAQ:
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
(NYSE:
PE
) with a Outperform rating. Parsley Energy shares closed at $19.11 on Thursday. Analysts at Benchmark initiated coverage on
STAAR Surgical Company
(NASDAQ:
STAA
) with a Hold rating. STAAR Surgical shares closed at $6.47 on Thursday. Analysts at Barrington Research initiated coverage on
ICF International Inc
(NASDAQ:
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
(NYSE:
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
(NASDAQ:
FANG
) with a Outperform rating. Diamondback Energy shares closed at $72.79 on Thursday. Citigroup initiated coverage on
Taylor Morrison Home Corp
(NYSE:
TMHC
) with a Neutral rating. Taylor Morrison Home shares closed at $11.55 on Thursday. Analysts at Wunderlich initiated coverage on
NutriSystem Inc.
(NASDAQ:
NTRI
) with a Buy rating. The target price for NutriSystem is set to $25. NutriSystem shares closed at $18.95 on Thursday.
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