LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel Hunt cuts Admiral; Kepler lowers Genus

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

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FTSE 100

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UBS raises British American Tobacco price target to 5,200 (4,800) pence - 'buy'

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UBS raises Imperial Brands price target to 3,600 (3,150) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Admiral price target to 3,660 (3,610) pence - 'overweight'

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Peel Hunt cuts Admiral to 'sell' (reduce) - price target 2,350 (2,270) pence

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Panmure Liberum raises Smiths Group price target to 2,760 (2,560) pence - 'buy'

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JPMorgan raises Babcock International price target to 1,450 (1,370) pence - 'overweight'

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Berenberg raises Babcock International price target to 1,360 (1,350) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises St James's Place price target to 1,530 (1,400) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays raises Hiscox price target to 1,510 (1,400) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays raises Beazley price target to 980 (950) pence - 'overweight'

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Goldman Sachs reinitiates Aviva with 'buy' - price target 736 pence

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Barclays raises Aviva price target to 676 (660) pence - 'equal weight'

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Panmure Liberum raises Phoenix price target to 880 (743) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Phoenix price target to 590 (570) pence - 'underweight'

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JPMorgan raises Prudential price target to 1,200 (1,150) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays raises Prudential price target to 1,157 (1,090) pence - 'overweight'

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Exane BNP raises HSBC to 'outperform' (underperform) - price target 1,100 (880) pence

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Exane BNP cuts NatWest to 'underperform' (neutral) - price target 520 (570) pence

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Jefferies raises Entain price target to 1,200 (1,140) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays cuts Pearson price target to 1,150 (1,160) pence - 'equal weight'

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FTSE 250

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Barclays raises HarbourVest Global Private Equity to 'overweight' - price target 3,470 pence

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Barclays cuts Derwent London price target to 1,640 (1,820) pence - 'underweight'

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Barclays raises Great Portland Estates price target to 290 (280) pence - 'underweight'

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Barclays cuts NB Private Equity Partners to 'underweight' - price target 1,510 (1,790) pence

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Barclays cuts HgCapital Trust to 'equal weight' - price target 570 (600) pence

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Barclays cuts Pantheon International price target to 405 (420) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays cuts Apax Global Alpha to 'equal weight' - price target 165 (181) pence

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Barclays cuts Lancashire price target to 640 (660) pence - 'equal weight'

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RBC raises Chesnara price target to 335 (320) pence - 'outperform'

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Barclays cuts Workspace Group price target to 475 (525) pence - 'overweight'

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Kepler Cheuvreux cuts Genus to 'hold' (buy) - price target 2,700 (2,075) pence

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JPMorgan cuts WH Smith price target to 900 (1,550) pence - 'overweight'

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SMALL CAP

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Barclays cuts BHP Group price target to 2,300 (2,350) pence - 'equal weight'

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Deutsche Bank Research cuts Jet2 price target to 2,059 (2,150) pence - 'buy'

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Panmure Liberum cuts Jet2 price target to 1,800 (1,920) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Oakley Capital Investments price target to 725 (660) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays initiates Conduit with 'underweight' - price target 280 pence

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Barclays raises Sabre Insurance price target to 178 (174) pence - 'overweight'

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Berenberg cuts CLS price target to 85 (100) pence - 'buy'

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British American Tobacco

Imperial Brands

Admiral

Smiths Group

Babcock

St James's Place

Hiscox

Beazley

Aviva

Prudential

HSBC Holdings

Natwest

Entain

Pearson

HarbourVest Private Equity

Derwent London

GPE

Nb Priv. Eqty

HgCapital Trust plc

Pantheon International

Lancashire Holdings

Chesnara

Workspace

Genus

Wh Smith

BHP Group

Jet2

Oakley

Conduit Hldg

Sabre Insurance Group

CLS Holdings