EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Allied Minds, JCDecaux, Telecom Italia

March 9 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on severalEuropean companies, including Allied Minds, JCDecaux and Telecom Italia, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Allied Minds Plc : Jefferies raises to hold from underperform * JCDecaux : HSBC raises to hold from reduce * RTL : SocGen cuts to hold from buy?? * Telecom Italia : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutralFollowing is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Friday.Stock entries are in alphabetical order. * Africa Oil Corp : RBC cuts target price to SEK 17 from SEK 19.50 * Africa Oil Corp : RBC cuts to sector perform from outperform * Air Liquide : HSBC cuts target price to 111 euros from 113 euors; rating hold * Alior Bank SA : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to PLN 100 from PLN 106 * Allied Minds Plc : Jefferies cuts price target to 118p from 124p * Allied Minds Plc : Jefferies raises to hold from underperform * Axel Springer SE : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 67.30 from EUR 69.30 * Casino SA : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 38 from EUR 42 * Casino SA : HSBC cuts target price to 55 euros from 59 euors; rating buy * Elekta AB : Jefferies raises target price to SEK 72 from SEK 68; underperform ?? * Esure Group Plc : RBC raises target price to 275p from 250p?? * Esure Group Plc : RBC raises to outperform from underperform ?? * Hochtief AG : HSBC starts with buy rating; 165 euros price target * Hugo Boss AG : RBC raises target price to EUR 80 from EUR 75 * Hugo Boss AG : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform * JCDecaux : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 28 from EUR 31 * JCDecaux : HSBC raises to hold from reduce * Julius Baer Gruppe AG : RBC cuts price target to SFR 68.5 from SFR 70 * Kernel Holding SA : HSBC cuts target price to PLN 71.2 from PLN 71.6 * Lagardere : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 26.50 from EUR 27 * Medicover AB : Jefferies cuts target price to SEK 78 from SEK 79; rating buy * Merck KGaA : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 70 from EUR 73 * National Express Group Plc : RBC raises target price to 445p from 440p * OC Oerlikon Corporation AG : RBC raises target price to SFR 18.50 from SFR 17 * Panalpina Welttransport : Morgan Stanley cuts target to SFR 140 from SFR 150 * Panalpina Welttransport : RBC cuts target price to SFR 140 from SFR 145?? * Panalpina Welttransport : RBC raises to sector perform from underperform ?? * Pearson Plc : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 785p from 800p * RTL : SocGen cuts price target to 75 euros from 79 euros * RTL : SocGen cuts to hold from buy?? * Telecom Italia : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral * Telecom Italia : RBC raises target price to EUR 1.30 from EUR 1.20 * UBS Group AG : RBC cuts price target to SFR 19.5 from SFR 21 (Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)