NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus & Company upgrade Hospitality Properties Trust (ticker: HPT) from "hold" to "buy." The target price is set to $22. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Jefferies & Co upgrade Energy XXI (ticker: EXXI) from "underperform" to "hold." The target price has been raised from $1 to $2. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at UBS downgrade NRG Energy (ticker: NRG) from "buy" to "neutral." The target price has been reduced from $33 to $26. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Wedbush Morgan initiate coverage of Coinstar Inc (ticker: CSTR) with an "outperform" rating. The target price is set to $35. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of AOL (ticker: AOL) with a "sector perform" rating. The target price is set to $27. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Thomas Weisel initiate coverage of FARO Technologies Inc (ticker: FARO) with an "overweight" rating. The target price is set to $24. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Wells Fargo Securities initiate coverage of Hologic (ticker: HOLX) with an "outperform" rating. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Wells Fargo Securities initiate coverage of American Medical Systems Holdings Inc (ticker: AMMD) with an "outperform" rating. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Piper Jaffray initiate coverage of SAVVIS Inc (ticker: DRWI) with an "overweight" rating. The target price is set to $12. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Piper Jaffray initiate coverage of DragonWave (ticker: DRWI) with an "overweight" rating. The target price is set to $12. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Citigroup initiate coverage of JDS Uniphase (ticker: JDSU) with a "buy" rating. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Barclays Capital initiate coverage of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (ticker: BSY) with an "equal weight" rating. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Barclays Capital initiate coverage of Pearson Plc (ticker: PSO) with an "underweight" rating. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Barclays Capital initiate coverage of Thomson Reuters (ticker: TRI) with an "equal weight" rating. The target price is set to $36.50. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Friedman Billings initiate coverage of Stewart Info (ticker: STC) with a "market perform" rating. The target price is set to $12. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Maxim Group initiate coverage of Golden Green Enterprises (ticker: CHOP) with a "buy" rating. The target price is set to $10. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Kaufman Brothers initiate coverage of Itron (ticker: ITRI) with a "hold" rating. The target price is set to $70. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets initiate coverage of BWAY Holding (ticker: BWY) with a "hold" rating. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Jefferies & Co reiterate their "hold" rating on Church & Dwight (ticker: CHD). The target price has been raised from $59 to $62. []

NEW YORK, November 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Jefferies & Co reiterate their "hold" rating on Central Garden & Pet Company (ticker: CENT). The target price has been reduced from $13 to $10. []