New Ratings (ABFS, AZK, AUXL, BTI, BRKR, CNW, GLW, CS, EGN, FRX, HCP, ODFL, SLXP, SREV, SIVB, UL, WCRX, XEL)

Published on Thursday, 06 October 2011 09:00 Written by Danny Miller

New York, October 6^th (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the new analyst ratings before the market open.

Research Firms Initiate:

Arkansas Best (NASDAQ:ABFS), the motor carrier and intermodal transportation operations provider, was initiated with Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Aurizon Mines (NYSE:AZK) was initiated with Accumulate and a target price of $7.75 at Global Hunter Securities.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUXL) was initiated with a Sell at ThinkEquity.

British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) was initiated with a Buy at Societe Generale.

Bruker Corp. (NASDAQ:BRKR) was initiated with Outperform at William Blair.

Con-way (NYSE:CNW), the provider of global supply chain solutions for manufacturing, industrial, retail, and government, was initiated with Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Corning (NYSE:GLW), the LCD and optical fiber maker, was initiated with Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) was initiated with Underweight at Banco Santander.

Energen (NYSE:EGN), the diversified energy company based in Birmingham, AL, was initiated with a Buy at Caris & Co.

Forest Laboratories (NYSE:FRX), the maker of branded and generic forms of ethical drug products, was initiated with a Buy at ThinkEquity.

HCP Inc. (NYSE:HCP), the Healthcare related REIT, was initiated with Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Old Dominion (NASDAQ:ODFL) was initiated with Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Salix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SLXP) was initiated with a Buy at ThinkEquity.

ServiceSource International (NASDAQ:SREV) was initiated with Outperform at Wells Fargo.

SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) was initiated with Outperform at Raymond James.

Unilever plc (NYSE:UL) was initiated with a Buy at Societe Generale.

Warner Chilcott (NASDAQ:WCRX), the Irish based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on women's healthcare, dermatology and urology, was initiated with a Buy at ThinkEquity.

Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL), the electric and natural gas services provider, was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $28 at Ticonderoga.