New Ratings (AOL, AVNR, PLCE, EXPE, HGSI, MGRC, MINI, PCLN, OILT, XOXO)

Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 08:20 Written by Danny Miller

New York, August 23^rd (TradersHuddle.com) – Following are some of the new analyst ratings before the market open.

Research Firms Initiate:

AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL), the provider of online content, products and services for consumers, publishers and advertisers, was initiated with Outperform at Credit Agricole.

Avanir Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR) was initiated with Outperform at JMP Securities.

Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE), the value-priced children's apparel retailer, was initiated with a Neutral and a target price of $45 at Janney Capital Markets.

Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), the owner of Expedia.com and Hotels.com, was initiated with a Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Human Genome (NASDAQ:HGSI) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $22 at Brean Murray.

McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $28 at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Mobile Mini, Inc. (NASDAQ:MINI) was initiated with a Hold at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN), the name your price online travel company, was initiated with Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Oiltanking Partners, LP (NYSE:OILT) was initiated with a Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.

XO Group (NYSE:XOXO) was initiated with Underperform at Credit Agricole.