LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday afternoon:
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FTSE 100
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INVESTEC CUTS BARCLAYS TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 270 (295) PENCE
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS SSE PRICE TARGET TO 1460 (1500) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS NATIONAL GRID PRICE TARGET TO 860 (880) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES WOLSELEY PRICE TARGET TO 4290 (3612) PENCE - 'BUY'
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NUMIS RAISES WOLSELEY PRICE TARGET TO 4150 (3400) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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NUMIS INITIATES UNILEVER PLC WITH 'HOLD' - TARGET 2800 PENCE
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HSBC CUTS VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 280 (285) PENCE - 'BUY'
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PANMURE CUTS STANDARD LIFE TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') - TARGET 480 (465) PENCE
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CITIGROUP RAISES SCHRODERS PRICE TARGET TO 3850 (3000) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS RAISES MARKS & SPENCER PRICE TARGET TO 590 (500) PENCE - 'BUY'
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TRADERS: HSBC RAISES MARKS & SPENCER PRICE TARGET TO 590 (530) PENCE
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CREDIT SUISSE RAISES NEXT PRICE TARGET TO 7450 (7010) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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BARCLAYS RAISES DIAGEO PRICE TARGET TO 2075 (2030) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT'
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TRADERS: MERRILL LYNCH CUTS TRAVIS PERKINS TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY')
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FTSE 250
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES WETHERSPOON PRICE TARGET TO 745 (700) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES RESTAURANT GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 785 (675) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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NUMIS RAISES SENIOR PLC TO 'ADD' ('HOLD') - TARGET 380 PENCE
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HSBC CUTS AMEC PRICE TARGET TO 1025 (1300) PENCE - 'BUY'
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GOLDMAN RAISES AMEC PRICE TARGET TO 939 (732) PENCE - 'BUY'
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TRADERS: CANACCORD RAISES ZOOPLA PROPERTY TO 'BUY' ('HOLD')
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JEFFERIES RAISES INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL PRICE TARGET TO 589 (500) PENCE - 'BUY'
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GOLDMAN RAISES HUNTING TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - TARGET 622 (432) PENCE
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BARCLAYS RAISES CAIRN ENERGY PRICE TARGET TO 200 (190) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT'
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GOLDMAN RAISES JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 597 (500) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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RBC CAPITAL MARKETS UPGRADES HENDERSON GROUP PLC (HGG.L) TO OUTPERFORM FROM SECTOR PERFORM
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISES ACACIA MINING TARGET TO 251 (235) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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TRADERS: PANMURE CUTS JOHNSTON PRESS PRICE TARGET TO 260 (265) PENCE
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES 888 HOLDINGS PRICE TARGET TO 175 (160) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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NUMIS RAISES ALLIANCE PHARMA TO 'BUY' ('ADD') - TARGET 43 (42) PENCE
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MACQUARIE RAISES ONESAVINGS BANK PRICE TARGET TO 280 (240) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM'
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HSBC CUTS GAME DIGITAL PRICE TARGET TO 260 (270) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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LIBERUM RAISES TARSUS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 350 (320) PENCE - 'BUY'
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Numis Raises Arbuthnot Banking Group Price Target To 1,546p From 1,467p, Retains Hold
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Panmure Gordon Lifts NCC Group Price Target To 253p From 241p, Reiterates Buy
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N+1 Singer Upgrades NCC Group To Hold From Sell, Lifts Price Target To 208p From 190p
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun
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IN BRIEF: John Wood promotes Houston-based exec to lead strategy
John Wood Group PLC - Aberdeen, Scotland-based consulting and engineering for energy and materials sectors - Promotes Jennifer Richmond to chief strategy officer, a newly created role, from executive president of strategy & development. Richmond will be based in Houston, Texas and report to Chief Executive Officer Ken Gilmartin. She joined Wood in 2022 from New York-listed engineering peer Jacobs Solution Inc. Wood says Richmond will focus on "accelerating sustainable growth in energy and materials" and "realising further value for our stakeholders". The appointment comes after Wood earlier this month came under pressure from a large shareholder to explore a sale or a US listing to maximise value.
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