Equities Research Analysts’ New Coverage for September, 5th (AKAM, BAS, CHKP, CMS, ERII, FTNT, HDP, KEG, LGND, NLS)

Equities Research Analysts’ new coverage for Tuesday, September 5th:

Credit Suisse Group initiated coverage on shares of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM). Credit Suisse Group issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of Basic Energy Services (NYSE:BAS). The firm issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse Group initiated coverage on shares of Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP). The firm issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Guggenheim started coverage on shares of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS). They issued a neutral rating on the stock.

JMP Securities initiated coverage on shares of Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII). The firm issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse Group started coverage on shares of Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT). They issued an underperform rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse Group started coverage on shares of Hortonworks (NASDAQ:HDP). Credit Suisse Group issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of Key Energy Services (NYSE:KEG). The firm issued a $11.00 price target on the stock.

HC Wainwright assumed coverage on shares of Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND). The firm issued a buy rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock.

B. Riley initiated coverage on shares of Nautilus Group, Inc. (The) (NYSE:NLS). B. Riley issued a buy rating on the stock.

UBS AG assumed coverage on shares of Owens-Illinois (NYSE:OI). The firm issued a neutral rating on the stock.

Barclays PLC began coverage on shares of ONEOK (NYSE:OKE). Barclays PLC issued an equal weight rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse Group began coverage on shares of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL). They issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse Group started coverage on shares of Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW). Credit Suisse Group issued an underperform rating on the stock.

Barclays PLC started coverage on shares of RPC (NYSE:RES). Barclays PLC issued an equal weight rating on the stock.

Barclays PLC assumed coverage on shares of Ranger Energy Services (NASDAQ:RNGR). They issued an equal weight rating on the stock.

Evercore ISI began coverage on shares of Ranger Energy Services (NASDAQ:RNGR). The firm issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Howard Weil began coverage on shares of Ranger Energy Services (NASDAQ:RNGR). Howard Weil issued a sector perform rating and a $21.00 price target on the stock.

Guggenheim started coverage on shares of Zealand Pharma (NASDAQ:ZEAL). Guggenheim issued a buy rating on the stock.

Needham & Company LLC began coverage on shares of Zealand Pharma (NASDAQ:ZEAL). They issued a buy rating and a $26.00 target price on the stock.