Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

Amara Mining: After having been under review, Cantor Fitzgerald reinitiates coverage with a price target of 81p and a buy recommendation.Antofagasta: Citigroup shifts target price from 990p to 1000p, but retains its sell recommendation.Ashtead Group: Investec raises target price from 475p to 700p keeping its buy recommendation.AstraZaneca: Exane BNP ups target price from 3000p to 3100p and reiterates a neutral rating.AZ Electronic Minerlas: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 440p and a buy recommendation.Barclays: Oriel Securities upgrades to buy with a target price of 380p.Booker Group: Investec places its target price (prev.: 108p) under review and maintains a hold recommendation.British Land: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 390p to 370p leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.Clarkson: JP Morgan takes target price from 1400p to 1470p, but downgrades to neutral.Clean Air Power: N+1 Singer initiates with a target price of 12p and a buy recommendation.Computacenter: JP Morgan increases target price from 440p to 525p keeping an overweight rating.easyJet: UBS takes target price from 1000p to 1175p reiterating a buy recommendation.EMIS Group: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 780p.Faroe Petroleum: HSBC initiates with a target price of 200p and an overweight rating. Liberum Capital starts with a target price of 198p and a buy recommendation.Ferrexpo: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 390p to 370p, while maintaining a buy recommendation. JP Morgan reduces target price from 269p to 221p and reiterates an overweight rating.G4S: Jefferies raises target price from 275p to 340p and keeps its buy recommendation. Exane BNP moves target price from 295p to 330p, while its outperform rating remains unchanged. Panmure Gordon ups target price from 320p to 340p maintaining a buy recommendation.Hikma: UBS ups target price from 755p to 805p, but stays with its sell recommendation.Hochschild Mining: JP Morgan cuts target price from 450p to 365p, while its neutral rating remains unchanged.Home Retail: Cantor Fitzgerald shifts target price from 115p to 125p keeping a hold recommendation.HSBC Holdings: Oriel Securities upgrades to buy with a target price of 860p.IG Group Holdings: Citigroup takes target price from 500p to 625p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.IMI: Investec increases target price from 1245p to 1355p, but downgrades from buy to hold.Inchcape: Espirito Santo ups target price from 460p to 510p, but downgrades to neutral.Intu Properties: UBS lowers target price from 365p to 345p and maintains a neutral rating.Legal & General Group: Barclays moves target price from 166.40p to 180.80p and reiterates an overweight rating.Lloyds Banking Group: Oriel Securities downgrades to sell with a target price of 41p.Meggitt: Citigroup increases target price from 450p to 500p, but downgrades to neutral.MITIE Group: oriel Securities downgrades to hold with a target price of 315p.Perform Group: UBS takes taregt price from 425p to 490p, while its buy recommendation is kept.Playtech: Investec raises target price from 400p to 600p and keeps a hold recommendation.Publishing Technology: Westhouse Securities raises target price from 260p to 360p and keeps a buy recommendation.Regenersis: Panmure Gordon takes target price from 206p to 240p and reiterates its buy recommendation.Royal Bank of Scotland: Oriel Securities downgrades to sell with a target price of 245p.RPS Group: Investec revises target price from 275p to 310p keeping a buy recommendation.Smith News: Liberum Capital takes target price from 170p to 188p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.Software Radio Technology: WH Ireland shifts target price from 31.50p to 34p and keeps a buy recommendation.Standard Chartered: Oriel Securities downgrades to add with a target price of 2050p.St Ives: N+1 Singer raises target price from 159p to 172p and maintains a buy recommendation.Thomas Cook Group: Morgan Stanley ups target price from 100p to 150p maintaining an overweight rating. UBS revises target price from 100p to 125p, while staying with its buy recommendation. Exane BNP shifts target price from 70p to 75p and retains an underperform rating. HSBC increases target price from 100p to 130p and keeps an overweight rating.Visuvius: UBS raises target price from 315p to 375p and retains a neutral rating.