Deadline reports on analysts’ positive feelings for The Hunger Games, which is set to be released in theaters this March.

They reiterate the news that the three books will be turned into four films and note a timeframe for when major promotion will begin.

Says Deadline:

Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games, a four-movie series based on Suzanne Collins’ trilogy about two teens in a post-apocalyptic society struggling to survive a life-or-death contest. PiperJaffrey’s James Marsh raised his target price for Lionsgate shares to $12 from $10 based largely on his expectation that the films will “provide a material and identifiable catalyst” for the company. Cowen and Co’s Doug Creutz used similar language to project that Lionsgate shres will “outperform the market by at least 20% over the next 12 months.” That would be a welcome change for Lionsgate.

But the analysts say investors will turn the page as they begin to feast on news about Hunger Games. Marketing will begin late this year for the March 2012 release.

We cannot wait for the marketing to begin!