LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS raises Rentokil Initial; RBC cuts Bodycote

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

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FTSE 100

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BofA raises Severn Trent price target to 3,500 (3,100) pence - 'buy'

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UBS raises Rentokil Initial to 'buy' - price target 540 pence

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BofA raises United Utilities price target to 1,500 (1,300) pence - 'buy'

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FTSE 250

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Deutsche Bank Research raises Hill & Smith price target to 2,930 (2,625) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Helios Towers price target to 230 (215) pence - 'buy'

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Jefferies cuts Computacenter price target to 3,700 (3,800) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Balfour Beatty price target to 870 (800) pence - 'buy'

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BofA raises Balfour Beatty price target to 830 (780) pence - 'buy'

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Citigroup raises Morgan Advanced Materials target to 235 (230) pence - 'buy'

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RBC cuts Bodycote to 'sector perform' (outperform) - price target 775 pence

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JPMorgan raises Hochschild Mining to 'overweight' (neutral) - price target 990 (890) pence

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BofA raises Pennon Group price target to 610 (560) pence - 'buy'

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SMALL CAP

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Deutsche Bank research cuts Robert Walters price target to 200 (230) pence - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Rainbow Rare Earths price target to 49 (34) pence - 'buy'

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Jefferies raises Forterra price target to 219 (216) pence - 'buy'

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Severn Trent

Rentokil Initial

United Utilities

Hill & Smith

Helios Towers

Computacenter

Balfour Beatty

Morgan Advanced Materials

Bodycote

Hochschild

Pennon

Rainbow Rare Earths

Robert Walters

Forterra