LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday afternoon:
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FTSE 100
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JPMORGAN CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE TO 'UNDERWEIGHT' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 800 (840) PENCE
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S&P CAPITAL IQ RAISES IHG PRICE TARGET TO 2290 (2120) PENCE - 'SELL'
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JEFFERIES RAISES IHG PRICE TARGET TO 2000 (1650) PENCE - 'UNDERPERFORM'
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UBS CUTS FRESNILLO PRICE TARGET TO 850 (950) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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UBS RAISES ARM PRICE TARGET TO 1200 (1070) PENCE - 'BUY'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 710 (690) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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GOLDMAN RAISES HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 750 (734) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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BARCLAYS RAISES HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 652.1 (574) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'
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EXANE BNP RAISES HAMMERSON PRICE TARGET TO 750 (740) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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NUMIS CUTS RANDGOLD RESOURCES PRICE TARGET TO 4900 (5200) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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BARCLAYS RAISES SCHRODERS PRICE TARGET TO 3250 (2970) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS CUTS INTU TO 'UNDERWEIGHT' ('EQUAL WEIGHT') - TARGET 313 (326) PENCE
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PANMURE RAISES LEGAL & GENERAL PRICE TARGET TO 305 (276) PENCE - 'BUY'
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FTSE 250
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UBS RAISES GO-AHEAD GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 2580 (2380) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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BARCLAYS RAISES HENDERSON GROUP PLC PRICE TARGET TO 270 (250) P. - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS RAISES JUPITER FUND PRICE TARGET TO 400 (370) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS RAISES MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 180 (130) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS RAISES ASHMORE GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 260 (240) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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BARCLAYS CUTS WH SMITH TO 'EQUAL WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') - TARGET 1375 (1250) P.
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CREDIT SUISSE RAISES REGUS PLC PRICE TARGET TO 260 (235) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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CITIGROUP RAISES JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 670 (550) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 720 (680) PENCE - 'BUY'
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EXANE BNP RAISES JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 750 (680) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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JPMORGAN RAISES JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 505 (493) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 775 (725) P. - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES RIGHTMOVE PRICE TARGET TO 2800 (2380) P. - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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Investec Raises Telecity Group Price Target To 964p From 925p, Maintains Hold
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NUMIS RAISES RESTAURANT GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 860 (760) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NUMIS CUTS MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS TO 'REDUCE' ('HOLD') - TARGET 330 PENCE
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JEFFERIES CUTS TSB TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 275 (413) PENCE
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CITIGROUP RAISES HOMESERVE TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 440 (350) PENCE
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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Investec Raises NAHL Group Price Target To 350p From 300p, Maintains Buy
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Investec Raises Afarak Group Price Target To 33p From 30p, Maintains Hold
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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IN BRIEF: Afarak "proven right" on macro as profit and revenue down
Afarak Group SE - Helsinki-based speciality alloys supplier with operations in South Africa, Turkey and Germany - Pretax earnings for 2023 total EUR12.0 million, down from EUR49.2 million in 2022. Revenue decreases to EUR153.7 million from EUR198.7 million. Speciality alloys processed material sold increased 21% to 20,709 tonnes, and tonnage mined more than doubles to 336,601 tonnes. For the second half of the year, Afarak swings to an approximate EUR200,000 loss from the prior year's EUR26.6 million profit. Speciality alloys sales decrease 24% to 7,854 tonnes, but tonnage mined rises 86% to 173,629 tonnes. Cash balance at December 31 was EUR18.0 million, down from EUR19.9 million at June 30.
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