LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC raises Haleon; Goldman Sachs cuts Admiral

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday:

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FTSE 100

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HSBC raises Haleon to 'buy' - price target 430 pence

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Jefferies raises Haleon price target to 450 (440) pence - 'buy'

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JPMorgan raises St James's Place target to 1,726 (1,725) pence - 'overweight'

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Berenberg raises Halma price target to 4,200 (3,750) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Weir price target to 3,650 (3,350) pence - 'buy'

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UBS raises BT Group price target to 140 (135) pence - 'sell'

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Berenberg raises Smiths Group to 'buy' (hold) - price target 3,000 (2,750) pence

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Berenberg raises SSE price target to 2,800 (2,200) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays cuts Informa price target to 1,120 (1,125) pence - 'overweight'

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Goldman Sachs cuts Admiral to 'sell' (buy) - price target 2,920 (3,954) pence

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Goldman Sachs raises Phoenix Group to 'neutral' (sell) - price target 752 (593) pence

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Goldman Sachs raises Aviva price target to 754 (714) pence - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs raises Hiscox price target to 1,713 (1,560) pence - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs raises Legal & General price target to 263 (249) pence - 'neutral'

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Goldman Sachs raises M&G price target to 328 (300) pence - 'buy'

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FTSE 250

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RBC cuts Ibstock price target to 160 (170) pence - 'outperform'

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Berenberg cuts Ibstock price target to 135 (150) pence - 'hold'

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Berenberg raises Bodycote price target to 900 (800) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Vesuvius price target to 520 (460) pence - 'buy'

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Deutsche Bank Research raises Qinetiq price target to 635 (585) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Qinetiq price target to 580 (550) pence - 'buy'

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RBC raises Oxford Nanopore Technologies price target to 300 (280) pence - 'outperform'

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Goldman Sachs cuts Lancashire Holdings price target to 658 (763) pence - 'buy'

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JPMorgan raises Hochschild Mining price target to 690 (670) pence - 'neutral'

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RBC cuts Hochschild Mining price target to 575 (590) pence - 'outperform'

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Deutsche Bank Research raises Johnson Matthey price target to 2,400 (2,300) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Currys price target to 215 (210) pence - 'buy'

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SMALL CAP

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Berenberg raises Wise price target to 1,350 (1,330) pence - 'buy'

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Jefferies raises Wise price target to 1,299 (1,231) pence - 'buy'

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Kepler Cheuvreux raises Wise price target to 1,220 (1,200) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Treatt price target to 230 (220) pence - 'equal weight'

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Berenberg raises DFS Furniture price target to 247 (241) pence - 'buy'

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UBS raises DFS Furniture price target to 230 (210) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg reinitiates TT Electronics with 'hold' - price target 120 pence

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Jefferies raises Volex price target to 500 (470) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg cuts Kenmare Resources price target to 280 (290) pence - 'hold'

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Haleon

St James's Place

Halma

Weir Group

BT

Smiths Group

SSE

Informa

Admiral

Aviva

Hiscox

Legal & General

M&G

Ibstock

Bodycote

Vesuvius

Qinetiq

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Lancashire Holdings

Hochschild

Johnson Matthey

Currys

Treatt

Wise Group

Dfs Furniture Plc

Tt Electronics

Volex

Kenmare Resources