Company News for May 18, 2011 - Corporate Summary

•    Dell Inc.

reported Q1 EPS of $0.55, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.43 per share. Revenue for the quarter edged up 1% year-over-year to $15.02 billion, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $15.457 billion

•    Share prices of US listed Allied Irish Banks, PLC.

rose 13.33% to close at $3.06 after the banking company unveiled a new structure and top management team

•    Leerink Swann initiated coverage on shares of Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

with an "Outperform" rating and a valuation call of $12 to $14 per share

•    Share prices of elong, Inc.

increased 56.72% on news that China‘s Tencent Holdings has bought a 16% stake in the company for $84.4 million

•    Shares of FairPoint Communications, Inc.

fell more than 40% to close at $9.59. Although the company posted first quarter profits, its revenues were flat compared to the prior year

•    Analysts at Madison Williams initiated coverage on Linn Energy, LLC

with a “Buy” rating and a target price of $45.00

•    Analysts at Goldman Sachs

initiated coverage on MAKO Surgical

with a “Buy” rating

•    Analysts at Boenning & Scattergood initiated coverage on Nektar Therapeutics

with an “Outperform” rating and a target price of $15.00

•    Analysts at Oppenheimer analysts initiated coverage on Oncolytics Biotech, Inc.

setting a “perform” rating

•    Analysts at ThinkEquity initiated coverage on Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

with a “Buy” rating and a target price of $18.00