Avon Protection Share News (AVON)

African Minerals: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 330p to 370p and keeps a buy recommendation.Avon Rubber: WH Ireland ups target price from 530p to 590p keeping a buy recommendation. WH Ireland takes target price from 530p to 590p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Barratt Developments: JP Morgan upgrades to overweight with an unchanged target price of 360p.Bovis Homes Group: JP Morgan downgrades to underweight with a target price of 700p.Drax Group: Societe Generale downgrades from buy to hold.French Connection Group: Cantor Fitzgerald shifts target price from 29p to 32p retaining a hold recommendation.Good Energy: Arden Partners initiates with a buy recommendation.Hays: Credit Suisse moves target price from 110p to 135p and stays with its outperform rating.Helical Bar: Numis raises target price from 305p to 320p and keeps an add rating.Hellenic Carriers: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 40p to 45p and maintains its hold recommendation.InternetQ: Canaccord Genuity initiates with a target price of 480p and a buy recommendation.Ladbrokers: Numis cuts target price from 210p to 185p and downgrades to hold.Michael Page International: Credit Suisse ups target price from 420p to 490p upgrading to neutral.Mytrah Energy: Investec cuts target price from 185p to 160p and retains a buy recommendation.Persimmon: JP Morgan cuts target price from 1275p to 1250p, while upgrading to overweight.Prudential: Alphavalue upgrades from sell to reduce.QinetiQ: JP Morgan shifts target price from 215p to 210p leaving its neutral rating unaltered.Royal Bank of Scotland: Bumis downgrades to add with a target price of 410p.Redrow: JP Morgan lowers target price from 270p to 260p and maintains a neutral rating.Robert Walters: Credit Suisse takes target price from 320p to 390p and keeps an outperform rating.RPC Group: JP Morgan ups target price from 496p to 534p and retains an overweight rating.Shire: JP Morgan increases target price from 2270p to 3000p upgrading to overweight.SThree: Credit Suisse raises target price from 330p to 425p and upgrades to outperform.Talk Talk Telecom: JP Morgan takes target price from 300p to 350pp and stays with its overweight rating.Velocys Ord 1P: Numis downgrades to add with a target price of 177p.William Hill: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 496p to 475p, while upgrading to buy.