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Friday broker round-up -UPDATE
Fri, 27th Jul 2012 09:54
African Minerals: Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy.
AG Barr: Investec reiterates buy recommendation and 485p target; Shore Capital downgrades to hold; N+1 Brewing downgrades to hold.
AstraZeneca: Nordea downgrades to sell.
Barclays: Investec maintains buy rating and 240p target.
BG Group: UBS cuts target from 1,730p to 1,620p, buy rating unchanged; Jefferies reiterates buy rating and 2,000p target; S&P Equity Research downgrades to hold.
Capita: UBS ups target from 740p to 800p, buy rating kept.
CSR: Jefferies ups target from 290p to 308p, hold rating kept.
FirstGroup: Liberum Capital upgrades to buy.
Intertek: Seymour Pierce downgrades to reduce.
Invensys: Peel Hunt downgrades to hold; Barclays Capital downgrades to equal weight.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson: Investec maintains hold rating and 692p target.
Lamprell: JP Morgan Cazenove downgrades to underweight.
Lonmin: UBS cuts target from 685p to 600p, sell rating kept.
Moneysupermarket.com: UBS ups target from 150p to 160p, buy rating kept.
National Express: Liberum Capital downgrades to hold.
Next: Investec keeps buy rating and 3,500p target.
Spectris: Investec cuts target from 1,900p to 1,715p, buy rating kept; Jefferies reiterates buy rating and 2,020p target.
Pearson: Jefferies keeps hold rating and 1,265p target; Numis downgrades to hold from add.
Reckitt Benckiser: Jefferies keeps hold rating and 3,640p target.
Royal Dutch Shell: Goldman Sachs takes price target down to 2,840p from 2,980p, retains at neutral.
Rolls-Royce: Exane BNP Paribas ups target from 800p to 880p, neutral rating kept.
SABMiller: S&P Equity Research upgrades to hold.
St James's Place: Credit Suisse upgrades to neutral, target lifted from 375p to 400p.
Stagecoach: Liberum Capital upgrades to buy.
Taylor Wimpey: Panmure Gordon upgrades to buy, 53p target kept.
Tullow: UBS cuts target from 1,600p to 1,400p, neutral rating kept. Goldman Sachs lowers price target to 1,776p from 2,020p, neutral rating also kept.
UBM: Investec maintains buy rating and 694p target.
Unilever: Societe Generale downgrades to sell from hold.
United Utilites: Investec ups target from 777p to 791p, buy rating kept.
William Hill: Investec ups target from 330p to 345p, buy rating kept.
BC
AG Barr: Investec reiterates buy recommendation and 485p target; Shore Capital downgrades to hold; N+1 Brewing downgrades to hold.
AstraZeneca: Nordea downgrades to sell.
Barclays: Investec maintains buy rating and 240p target.
BG Group: UBS cuts target from 1,730p to 1,620p, buy rating unchanged; Jefferies reiterates buy rating and 2,000p target; S&P Equity Research downgrades to hold.
Capita: UBS ups target from 740p to 800p, buy rating kept.
CSR: Jefferies ups target from 290p to 308p, hold rating kept.
FirstGroup: Liberum Capital upgrades to buy.
Intertek: Seymour Pierce downgrades to reduce.
Invensys: Peel Hunt downgrades to hold; Barclays Capital downgrades to equal weight.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson: Investec maintains hold rating and 692p target.
Lamprell: JP Morgan Cazenove downgrades to underweight.
Lonmin: UBS cuts target from 685p to 600p, sell rating kept.
Moneysupermarket.com: UBS ups target from 150p to 160p, buy rating kept.
National Express: Liberum Capital downgrades to hold.
Next: Investec keeps buy rating and 3,500p target.
Spectris: Investec cuts target from 1,900p to 1,715p, buy rating kept; Jefferies reiterates buy rating and 2,020p target.
Pearson: Jefferies keeps hold rating and 1,265p target; Numis downgrades to hold from add.
Reckitt Benckiser: Jefferies keeps hold rating and 3,640p target.
Royal Dutch Shell: Goldman Sachs takes price target down to 2,840p from 2,980p, retains at neutral.
Rolls-Royce: Exane BNP Paribas ups target from 800p to 880p, neutral rating kept.
SABMiller: S&P Equity Research upgrades to hold.
St James's Place: Credit Suisse upgrades to neutral, target lifted from 375p to 400p.
Stagecoach: Liberum Capital upgrades to buy.
Taylor Wimpey: Panmure Gordon upgrades to buy, 53p target kept.
Tullow: UBS cuts target from 1,600p to 1,400p, neutral rating kept. Goldman Sachs lowers price target to 1,776p from 2,020p, neutral rating also kept.
UBM: Investec maintains buy rating and 694p target.
Unilever: Societe Generale downgrades to sell from hold.
United Utilites: Investec ups target from 777p to 791p, buy rating kept.
William Hill: Investec ups target from 330p to 345p, buy rating kept.
BC
Monday broker round-up UPDATE
Afren: Liberum Capital shifts target price from 130p to 136p and maintains a hold recommendation.[29 Apr '13]
Monday newspaper round-up: BP, AstraZeneca, Sainsbury's...
The Telegraph writes that BP's giant underwater oil project offshore Angola has come in four billion dollars over budget after delays set it back a year.[29 Apr '13]
Friday tips round-up: Admiral, AstraZeneca
With the motor market under a great deal of regulatory and political scrutiny, The Times' Tempus column has recommended investors to stay clear of Admiral following its 'unimpressive' trading statement on Thursday.[26 Apr '13]
Friday broker round-up UPDATE
Admiral Group: HB Markets initiates with a buy recommendation.[26 Apr '13]
London close: Markets underwhelmed by strong growth figures
UK growth figures prompted a mixed reaction on stock markets on Thursday as stronger-than-expected activity in the first quarter quashed hopes that the Bank of England (BoE) would ramp up its quantitative easing programme in order to kick-start the economy.[25 Apr '13]
FTSE 100 movers: Miners lead the risers
Mining stocks rose on Thursday on the back of rising metal prices, led by Randgold Resources, Antofagasta, Vedanta, ENRC, and Polymetal.[25 Apr '13]
London midday: Stocks fall as GDP data quashes stimulus hopes
Better-than-expected growth figures from the UK underwhelmed stock markets on Thursday morning, tempering hopes that the Bank of England (BoE) would ease policy to boost the economy.[25 Apr '13]
Broker tips: Vodafone, AstraZeneca, Admiral
A potential offer by Verizon (VZ) for Vodafone's stake in their US wireless joint venture would have to increase substantially to please the British telecom group's shareholders, according to Jefferies.[25 Apr '13]
