(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:----------FTSE 100----------HSBC CUTS IAG TO 'REDUCE' (HOLD) - PRICE TARGET 400 (550) PENCE----------HSBC CUTS EASYJET TO 'REDUCE' (HOLD) - PRICE TARGET 800 (1100) PENCE----------DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS TESCO PRICE TARGET TO 285 (295) PENCE - 'BUY'----------UBS RAISES ST JAMES'S PLACE PRICE TARGET TO 1000 (950) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------UBS RAISES INFORMA PRICE TARGET TO 900 (885) PENCE - 'BUY'----------UBS CUTS JUST EAT TO 'NEUTRAL' (BUY) - PRICE TARGET 650 (870) PENCE----------ODDO BHF RAISES INTERTEK TO 'NEUTRAL' ('REDUCE') - TARGET 5500 (4900) PENCE----------BARCLAYS RAISES AUTO TRADER GROUP TARGET TO 500 (470) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'----------BARCLAYS RAISES ASHTEAD GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 2230 (2200) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'----------BERENBERG RAISES HALMA PRICE TARGET TO 1705 (1560) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------FTSE 250----------UBS CUTS CREST NICHOLSON PRICE TARGET TO 450 (470) PENCE - 'BUY'----------BARCLAYS RESUMES PROVIDENT FINANCIAL WITH 'OVERWEIGHT' - TARGET 570 PENCE----------HSBC CUTS TED BAKER TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 900 (1900) PENCE----------GOLDMAN RAISES AVEVA GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 3800 (3200) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'----------RBC CUTS HUNTING PRICE TARGET TO 800 (845) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'----------JEFFERIES RAISES BEAZLEY PRICE TARGET TO 655 (650) PENCE - 'BUY'----------JEFFERIES CUTS KIER GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 110 (180) PENCE - 'HOLD'----------OTHER MAIN MARKET AND AIM----------BERENBERG RAISES OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PRICE TARGET TO 1400 (1040) PENCE - 'BUY'----------
IN BRIEF: Ashtead Group eyes results in line with market expectations
Ashtead Group PLC - London-based provider of equipment hire, makes by far the most of its money in the US via its Sunbelt arm - Expects annual results for the financial year ending Tuesday to be in line with market expectations. The company starts a two-day event for investors and analysts in Atlanta on Monday where team members gather to launch the next phase of its 'Sunbelt 4.0' strategy. In March, Ashtead Group said it expected its rental revenue growth for financial 2024 to be at the low end of its 11% to 13% guidance range, with rental revenue growth expected in the same range for the US and Canada. For the UK, it guided 6% to 9% rental revenue growth.
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