Stock Analysts’ new coverage for Monday, November 19th:

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of Baxter International (NYSE: BAX). They issued a hold rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on shares of C.R. Bard (NYSE: BCR). Stifel Nicolaus issued a hold rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX). The firm issued a hold rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on shares of Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX). Stifel Nicolaus issued a buy rating on the stock.

Capstone assumed coverage on shares of Christopher & Banks (NYSE: CBK). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on shares of CareFusion (NYSE: CFN). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse initiated coverage on shares of Columbia Banking (NASDAQ: COLB). The firm issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on shares of Covidien plc (NYSE: COV). Stifel Nicolaus issued a hold rating on the stock.

Wedbush began coverage on shares of Deckers Outdoor (NASDAQ: DECK). The firm issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW). The firm issued a buy rating on the stock.

Dahlman Rose began coverage on shares of Geospace Technologies Corp (NASDAQ: GEOS). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG). The firm issued a hold rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on shares of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). The firm issued a hold rating on the stock.

Credit Suisse began coverage on shares of The Medicines Compan (NASDAQ: MDCO). Credit Suisse issued an outperform rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). The firm issued a hold rating on the stock.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on shares of Millennial Media (NYSE: MM). They issued a buy rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ). The firm issued a hold rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of Stryker (NYSE: SYK). The firm issued a buy rating on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on shares of Zimmer Holdings (NYSE: ZMH). The firm issued a hold rating on the stock.