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• B of A Securities analyst Joshua Dennerlein initiated coverage on MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) with a Neutral rating and announced a price target of $585. MSCI shares closed at $549.33 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
• Mizuho initiated coverage on MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) with an Outperform rating and announced a price target of $12. MannKind shares closed at $4.69 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
• Jefferies analyst Kelly Shi initiated coverage on Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $15. Verastem shares closed at $5.28 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
• JP Morgan analyst Tami Zakaria initiated coverage on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE:WAB) with a Neutral rating and announces Price Target of $175. Westinghouse Air Brake shares closed at $175.82 on Wednesday. See how other analysts view this stock.
• Stifel analyst Annabel Samimy initiated coverage on Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $143. Ligand Pharmaceuticals shares closed at $103.85 on Wednesday.  See how other analysts view this stock.

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