Benzinga's Top Initiations

Analysts at Mizuho Securities initiated coverage on Paramount Group Inc (NYSE: PGRE) with a Neutral rating. The target price for Paramount Group is set to $19. Paramount Group's shares closed at $17.60 yesterday.

Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) with a Outperform rating. The target price for UnitedHealth Group is set to $159. UnitedHealth Group shares closed at $122.73 yesterday.

Analysts at B. Riley initiated coverage on Rocky Brands Inc (NASDAQ: RCKY) with a Buy rating. The target price for Rocky Brands is set to $25. Rocky Brands' shares closed at $17.93 yesterday.

Roth Capital initiated coverage on Interactive Intelligence Group Inc (NASDAQ: ININ) with a Buy rating. The target price for Interactive Intelligence is set to $58. Interactive Intelligence shares closed at $45.93 yesterday.

Analysts at Argus Research initiated coverage on Avago Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: AVGO) with a Buy rating. The target price for Avago Technologies is set to $163. Avago Technologies' shares closed at $141.64 yesterday.

HSBC initiated coverage on Southern Copper Corp (NYSE: SCCO) with a Buy rating. Southern Copper shares closed at $30.14 yesterday.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) with a Buy rating. The target price for Baxter International is set to $45. Baxter International shares closed at $70.69 yesterday.

Drexel Hamilton initiated coverage on Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: SASR) with a Hold rating. Sandy Spring shares closed at $28.75 yesterday.

Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) with a Hold rating. Intuit shares closed at $104.76 yesterday.

HSBC initiated coverage on Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE: VALE) with a Hold rating. The target price for Vale is set to $7.50. Vale shares closed at $6.45 yesterday.