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title: "This Align Technology Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bearish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Thursday"
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description: "Top Wall Street analysts initiated coverage on several stocks. Baird rated Cohu (COHU) Outperform with a $65 target. Raymond James gave Medallion Financial (MFIN) a Market Perform rating. Goldman Sachs initiated Comfort Systems USA (FIX) with a Buy and a $2,159 target. Morgan Stanley rated Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Equal-Weight at $82. BMO Capital initiated Align Technology (ALGN) with an Outperform rating and a $209 target."
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# This Align Technology Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bearish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Thursday

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our analyst ratings page.

-   Baird analyst Quinn Fredrickson initiated coverage on **Cohu Inc** (NASDAQ:COHU) with an Outperform rating and announced a price target of $65. Cohu shares closed at $52.12 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Raymond James analyst Ken Kohut initiated coverage on **Medallion Financial Corp** (NASDAQ:MFIN) with a Market Perform rating. Medallion Financial shares closed at $9.83 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Goldman Sachs analyst Adam Bubes initiated coverage on **Comfort Systems USA Inc** (NYSE:FIX) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $2,159. Comfort Systems shares closed at $1,684.94 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   Morgan Stanley analyst Robert Kad initiated coverage on **Scorpio Tankers Inc** (NYSE:STNG) with an Equal-Weight rating and announced a price target of $82. Scorpio Tankers shares closed at $77.33 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
-   BMO Capital analyst Vik Chopra initiated coverage on **Align Technology Inc** (NASDAQ:ALGN) with an Outperform rating and announced a price target of $209. Align Technology shares closed at $174.68 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.

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