Thursday broker round-up

Amlin: Numis upgrades to 'buy' with a target price of 535p.Amerisur Resources: PeelHunt lowers target price from 58p to 50p and reiterates a 'hold' recommendation.Associated British Foods: Citi raises target price from 3100p to 3700p and maintains its 'buy' recommendation.Avingtrans: FinnCap upgrades to 'buy' with a target price of 130p.Barclays: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 272p to 300p and upgrades to 'buy'. Morgan Stanley shifts target price from 265p to 270p and stays with its 'equal-weight' rating.British Sky Broadcasting: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1100p to 1000p, downgrading to 'hold'.Britvic: UBS cuts target price from 740p to 700p and retains a 'neutral' rating.Centrica: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 300p to 290p and retains a 'neutral' rating.Compass Group: Jefferies raises target price from 890p to 1030p and reiterates a 'hold' recommendation. Berenberg initiates with a target price of 1262p and a 'buy' recommendation.Darty: UBS cuts target price from 120p to 95p and stays with its 'buy' recommendation.Greencore: Investec ups target price from 278p to 295p and maintains its 'buy' recommendation.HSBC Holdings: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 740p to 750p, while downgrading to 'neutral'. Morgan Stanley moves target price from 590p to 605p and reiterates an 'underweight' rating.IMI: Investec reduces target price from 1425p to 1390p, while leaving its 'buy' recommendation unaltered. PeelHunt upgrades from 'hold' to 'buy' with a target price of 1450p.Informa: N+1 Singer lowers target price from 430p to 427p and stays with its 'sell' recommendation. Investec cuts target price from 500p to 482p and retains a 'hold' recommendation.International Ferro Metals: Numis lowers target price from 30p to 25p and maintains a 'buy' recommendation.Latham (James): Northland ups target price from 560p to 590p and reiterates its 'buy' recommendation.Lloyds Banking Group: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 95p to 105p and keeps an 'overweight' rating.Oxford Instruments: Investec reduces target price from 1405p to 1300p, while staying with its 'buy' recommendation.PayPoint: Numis upgrades to 'reduce' with a target price of 800p.Playtech: Credit Suisse ups target price from 580p to 600p, staying with its 'underperform' rating.Poundland: JP Morgan moves target price from 377p to 381p and keeps an 'overweight' rating.Richland Resources: Beaufort downgrades to 'hold'.Royal Bank of Scotland: Morgan Stanley ups target price from 350p to 405p and maintains an 'equal-weight' rating.Royal Mail: Jefferies cuts target price from 400p to 360p and keeps an 'underperform' rating.Sainsbury: Shore downgrades from 'hold' to 'sell'.Shaftesbury: Liberum increases target price from 721p to 871p, upgrading to 'buy'. PeelHunt raises target price from 665p to 790p and maintains a 'hold' recommendation.Signet Jewelers: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 7550p to 8900p, keeping its 'buy' recommendation.Stagecoach: Investec places its target price (prev.: 405p) under review, keeping an 'add' rating.Standard Chartered: Morgan Stanley cuts target price from 850p to 835p and retains its 'underweight' rating.Surface Transforms: Cantor shifts target price from 15p to 20p and keeps a 'buy' recommendation.Thomas Cook Group: Panmure cuts target price from 213p to 188p and reiterates a 'buy' recommendation. Barclays reduces target price from 224p to 122p and downgrades to 'equal-weight'. Citi reduces target price from 250p to 140p and leaves its 'buy' recommendation unchanged.Tullett Prebon: Numis lowers target price from 320p to 305p, staying with its 'buy' recommendation.Uls Technology: Numis upgrades to 'buy' with a target price of 50p.Volex: FinnCap lowers target price from 90p to 85p, keeping a 'buy' recommendation.Wolseley: Citi increases target price from 3660p to 3800p, while downgrading to 'neutral'. Credit Suisse raises target price from 3800p to 4000p and keeps an 'outperform' rating.