Saying that I don't like them...I would say that's overstating it a bit spring. They are what they are, analysts for hire. If Resverlogix was diluting via a secondary being underwritten by one of the big boys...say BMO...then they would probably have an analyst covering RVX and reccomending a buy as well, which by my take is a total conflict of interest.
When you said they were respected...I thought you had come across something independent that spoke highly of stone or zacks.
The proof of course is in the pudding....or in our case, in the trading. If these guys are worth the money they're being paid I expect to see some increased volume.