Friday broker round-up

13th Jul 2012 09:11

Aegis: Exane BNP Paribas downgrades to neutral, target upped from 220p to 240p; UBS downgrades to neutral, target upped from 195p to 240p; HSBC downgrades to underweight, target upped from 180p to 240p.Anglo American: Liberum Capital downgrades to hold.Ashmore: Singer Capital Markets downgrades to fair value, target cut from 375p to 320p; UBS upgrades to buy, target cut from 380p to 370p.Bodycote: Citi cuts target from 415p to 310p, neutral rating unchanged.Booker: Shore Capital downgrades to sell.Burberry: Bryan Garnier downgrades to hold, target cut from 1,600p to 1,550p.Cookson: Citi cuts target from 800p to 740p, buy rating kept.Electrocomponents: Seymour Pierce upgrades to buy, 250p target unchanged.EMIS: Numis upgrades to buy.Fenner: Credit Suisse cuts target from 480p to 370p, neutral rating kept.FirstGroup: BarCap downgrades to equal weight, target cut from 250p to 230p.Glencore: Exane BNP Paribas cuts target from 500p to 430p, neutral rating kept.IMI: Citi cuts target from 1,200p to 1,100p, buy rating kept.Mothercare: JP Morgan Cazenove downgrades to underweight.Michael Page: Credit Suisse downgrades to underperform, target cut from 355p to 335p.Premier Oil: Liberum Capital downgrades to hold.Safestore: Espirito Santo downgrades to neutral, target cut from 141p to 105p.Schroders: RBS Capital Markets ups target from 1,500p to 1,600p, outperform rating kept.Smiths Group: Citi downgrades to sell.SSE: Citi downgrades to sell, target cut from 1,280p to 1,270p.United Utilities: BarCap downgrades to underweight.Xstrata: Exane BNP Paribas cuts target from 1,450p to 1,250p, outperform rating kept.BC