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Tuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
Tue, 22nd May 2012 09:26
Chamberlin: Charles Stanley maintains buy rating and 175p target.
easyJet: Investec upgrades from hold to buy, target hiked from 500p to 670p.
HomeServe: Charles Stanley cuts target from 290p to 250p, rating under review; Jefferies maintains underperform rating and 195p target.
Inmarsat: UBS cuts target from 665p to 545p, buy rating unchanged.
Intermediate Capital: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 370p target.
Kingfisher: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 360p target.
Marks & Spencer: Investec maintains sell rating and 295p target.
Ryanair: Investec upgrades from sell to hold, target lifted from €2.80 to €4.40.
SABMiller: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 2,850p target.
Smiths Group: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 1,600p target.
Thomas Cook: Charles Stanley keeps buy rating and 29p target.
Ubisense: Charles Stanley initiates coverage with buy rating and 310p target.
Vodafone: Nomura maintains buy rating and 225p target; Jefferies maintains buy rating and 195p target.
Walker Greenbank: Charles Stanley initiates coverage with a buy recommendation and 90p target.
WPP: Nomura reiterates buy recommendation and 1,030p target.
BC
easyJet: Investec upgrades from hold to buy, target hiked from 500p to 670p.
HomeServe: Charles Stanley cuts target from 290p to 250p, rating under review; Jefferies maintains underperform rating and 195p target.
Inmarsat: UBS cuts target from 665p to 545p, buy rating unchanged.
Intermediate Capital: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 370p target.
Kingfisher: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 360p target.
Marks & Spencer: Investec maintains sell rating and 295p target.
Ryanair: Investec upgrades from sell to hold, target lifted from €2.80 to €4.40.
SABMiller: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 2,850p target.
Smiths Group: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 1,600p target.
Thomas Cook: Charles Stanley keeps buy rating and 29p target.
Ubisense: Charles Stanley initiates coverage with buy rating and 310p target.
Vodafone: Nomura maintains buy rating and 225p target; Jefferies maintains buy rating and 195p target.
Walker Greenbank: Charles Stanley initiates coverage with a buy recommendation and 90p target.
WPP: Nomura reiterates buy recommendation and 1,030p target.
BC
Sunday newspaper round-up: LSE, Severn Trent, Royal Mail
The London Stock Exchange is considering buying a stake in Istanbul's fast-growing stock market as part of a deal that could see Turkish trades settled in the City. Borsa Istanbul has been seeking an international partner to overhaul its technology and improve the market's access to foreign investors for several months. The LSE's proposal would see Borsa Istanbul start to clear its trades through LCH Clearnet, the financial plumbing system now majority-controlled by the LSE.[Yesterday 17:41]
Thursday broker round-up UPDATE
Barratt Developments: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 336p to 327p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.[Thu 07:43]
FTSE 100 movers: easyJet rises after narrowing losses
easyJet narrowed its half-year losses as the low-cost airline took initiatives to boost revenues and cut costs.[Wed 14:49]
Marks & Spencer rallies as analyst welcome clothing strategy
Marks & Spencer's shares rose Wednesday as analysts applauded the retailer's new clothing strategy and autumn/winter launch.[Wed 13:58]
Wednesday newspaper round-up: BP and Shell, RBS, M&S...
BP, Shell and a number of other oil majors are under investigation by European regulators into whether they rigged the price of oil for over a decade, writes The Telegraph. Authorities raided offices of the companies yesterday after MPs and officials suggested that the oil price could be vulnerable to being manipulated in the same way as LIBOR was rigged by the banks.[Wed 06:44]
Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE
Babcock International: Jefferies increases target price from 1080p to 1250p and maintains a buy recommendation.[Tue 08:04]
Sunday newspaper round-up: Osborne, Ocado, M&S
Energy giant Centrica is eyeing US gas assets jointly with Qatar as it gears up expansion across the Atlantic. The British Gas owner, which is likely to face questions on its growth plans at its Annual General Meeting in London on Monday, wants to build on last month's 650m pound joint deal for Canadian oil and gas assets. It hopes to take advantage of the glut in US gas caused by the shale boom to buy up assets at low prices, helping secure supplies for its growing US custom[12 May '13]
Sunday newspaper round-up: ENRC, Marks&Spencer, Prudential
In a letter dated April 12th, and seen by The Sunday Times, law firm Dechert alleges that ENRC - the FTSE 100 listed copper miner - engaged in several inappropriate actions, including "payments to African presidents" and $35m of misappropriated cash. The company has denied those claims. Dechert was discharged from the internal investigation after what ENRC labelled "inappropriate communications" with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the "unprofessional" handling of the inve[28 Apr '13]
