Benzinga's Top Initiations

Analysts at BNP initiated coverage on New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: EDU) with a Buy rating. The target price for New Oriental Education is set to $25. New Oriental Education's shares closed at $19.53 yesterday.

Analysts at RBC Capital initiated coverage on Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE: LG) with a Outperform rating. The target price for Laclede Group is set to $57. Laclede Group's shares closed at $51.74 yesterday.

Cowen & Company initiated coverage on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNY) with a Outperform rating. The target price for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is set to $150. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' shares closed at $104.39 yesterday.

Analysts at HSBC initiated coverage on Unilever plc (NYSE: UL) with a Overweight rating. Unilever shares closed at $44.05 yesterday.