Today's noteworthy initiations include: American States Water (AWR) initiated with an Underweight at Barclays... Atlassian (TEAM) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord... Belmond Ltd (BEL) initiated with an Underperform at Telsey Advisory... Callaway Golf (ELY) initiated with a Buy at Ladenburg... Choice Hotels (CHH) initiated with a Market Perform at Telsey Advisory... FireEye (FEYE) initiated with a Buy at Summit Research... Five9 (FIVN) initiated with an Outperform at Northland... Hilton (HLT) initiated with an Outperform at Telsey Advisory... Hyatt (H) initiated with a Market Perform at Telsey Advisory... InterContinental (IHG) initiated with a Market Perform at Telsey Advisory... MEG Energy (MEGEF) initiated with an Outperform at RBC Capital... MKS Instruments (MKSI) initiated with an Overweight at Pacific Crest... Marriott Vacations (VAC) initiated with a Market Perform at Telsey Advisory... Marriott (MAR) initiated with a Market Perform at Telsey Advisory... Park National (PRK) initiated with a Neutral at Boenning & Scattergood... Planet Fitness (PLNT) initiated with a Buy at Roth Capital... Skechers (SKX) initiated with a Market Perform at Cowen... Skyworks (SWKS) reinstated with an Overweight at Barclays... Veeva (VEEV) initiated with a Buy at Needham... Wyndham (WYN) initiated with an Outperform at Telsey Advisory... XO Group (XOXO) initiated with a Buy at Axiom.

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) launches Apple (AAPL) AirPlay in the first phase of hotel rooms, giving guests the ability to stream content privately and securely from their iPhone or iPad to the TV in their guest rooms. AirPlay is available at more than 60 hotels in North America, including properties like InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, Hotel Indigo NYC Downtown - Wall Street and Holiday Inn & Suites Ottawa Kanata. IHG is the first hospitality company to provide AirPlay functionality as part of its in-room entertainment experience.

Evercore ISI lowered the firm's price target on Skechers to $68 from $73 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Though the firm's U.S. checks suggest year-to-date trends have been positive, Evercore expects revenues to be slightly below consensus at 9.2% year-over-year growth given more muted U.S. trends and macro pressure in both Europe and the China market.