LONDON (Alliance News) - The following shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon:
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FTSE 100
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UBS CUTS GLAXOSMITHKLINE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - PRICE TARGET 1500 (1700) PENCE
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NUMIS CUTS EASYJET TO 'ADD' ('BUY') - TARGET 1850 (2100) PENCE
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NUMIS RAISES JOHNSON MATTHEY PRICE TARGET TO 3780 (3642) PENCE - 'ADD'
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TRADERS: JEFFERIES INITIATES CENTRICA WITH 'BUY'
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BERNSTEIN CUTS AB FOODS PRICE TARGET TO 2800 (3000) PENCE - 'MARKET-PERFORM'
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NOMURA RAISES SABMILLER PRICE TARGET TO 3600 (3400) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'
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DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES MONDI PLC PRICE TARGET TO 1640 (1510) PENCE - 'BUY'
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LIBERUM RAISES BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PRICE TARGET TO 536 (519) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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Numis Cuts ITV To Add From Buy, Price Target Raised To 290p From 275p
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FTSE 250
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NUMIS RAISES ZOOPLA PROPERTY PRICE TARGET TO 245 (215) PENCE - 'ADD'
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JPMORGAN CUTS JOHN WOOD PRICE TARGET TO 497 (505) PENCE - 'UNDERWEIGHT'
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UBS RAISES PARAGON GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 512 (450) PENCE - 'BUY'
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BERENBERG RAISES HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 530 (525) PENCE - 'BUY'
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MAIN MARKET AND AIM
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NUMIS CUTS CHIME COMMUNICATIONS TO 'ADD' ('BUY') - TARGET 339 (400) PENCE
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NUMIS RAISES CENTAUR MEDIA PRICE TARGET TO 90 (84) PENCE - 'BUY'
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UBS CUTS OXFORD INSTRUMENTS TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 1150 (950) PENCE
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Liberum Raises NewRiver Retail Price Target To 355p From 336p, Reiterates Buy
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Cantor Fitzgerald Upgrades Greenko Group To Buy From Hold, Price Target Cut To 82p From 86p
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PANMURE INITIATES XP POWER WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 1709 PENCE
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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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