(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday:
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Berenberg raises Vodafone to 'buy' (hold) - price target 119 (82) pence
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Morgan Stanley raises Rentokil Initial to 'overweight' (equal weight) - price target 520 (450) pence
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Morgan Stanley cuts DCC to 'equal weight' (overweight) - price target 5,750 (6,150) pence
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Morgan Stanley raises Ashtead price target to 6,200 (6,000) pence - 'overweight'
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Barclays reinitiates GSK with 'underweight' - price target 1,780 pence
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Barclays raises AstraZeneca price target to 16,500 (14,000) pence - 'overweight'
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Barclays cuts Hikma Pharmaceuticals to 'underweight' (equal weight) - price target 1,600 (2100) pence
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Bernstein cuts Unilever price target to 5,800 (5,900) pence - 'outperform'
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Jefferies raises Unilever price target to 4,100 (4,000) pence - 'underperform'
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Bernstein raises Reckitt Benckiser price target to 7,500 (6,500) pence - 'outperform'
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Jefferies raises Reckitt Benckiser price target to 5,900 (5,500) pence - 'hold'
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Bernstein cuts Haleon price target to 415 (420) pence - 'market-perform'
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Berenberg raises Next price target to 18,000 (17,800) pence - 'buy'
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Barclays raises Next price target to 13,700 (13,400) pence - 'equal weight'
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Citigroup cuts Whitbread price target to 3,100 (3,800) pence - 'buy'
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Citigroup raises J Sainsbury price target to 366 (349) pence - 'buy'
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Citigroup raises Tesco price target to 515 (510) pence - 'buy'
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Deutsche Bank Research raises Admiral price target to 3,550 (3,500) pence - 'buy'
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Deutsche Bank Research cuts Phoenix Group to 'hold' (buy) - price target 755 (720) pence
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Deutsche Bank Research reinitiates Aviva with 'buy' - price target 760 pence
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Deutsche Bank Research reinitiates Prudential with 'buy' - price target 1,355 pence
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Deutsche Bank reinitiates Legal & General with 'hold' - price target 270 pence
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Deutsche Bank Research reinitiates M&G with 'hold' - price target 290 pence
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Deutsche Bank Research raises Beazley price target to 1,050 (977) pence - 'buy'
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UBS cuts Diageo price target to 1,780 (1,850) pence - 'neutral'
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Morgan Stanley raises RS to 'overweight' (equal weight) - price target 790 pence
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Jefferies raises Drax price target to 1,120 (750) pence - 'buy'
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Deutsche Bank Research raises Applied Nutrition price target to 295 (235) pence - 'buy'
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Deutsche Bank Research cuts Aston Martin price target to 75 (80) pence - 'hold'
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Barclays cuts Wise price target to 1,130 (1,250) pence - 'overweight'
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Deutsche Bank Research raises Sabre Insurance price target to 190 (183) pence - 'buy'
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