Friday broker round-up UPDATE

15th Nov 2013 07:38

Amlin: Berenberg raises target price from 398p to 434p, but still recommends selling. Barclays cuts target price from 481p to 453p and retains an overweight rating.Antofagasta: Numis raises target price from 750p to 850p and reiterates a hold recommendation.AstraZeneca: Liberum Capital upgrades to buy with a target price of 3500p.Atkins (WS): JP Morgan increases target price from 1348p to 1390p, while keeping an overweight rating. Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 1475p.BBA Aviation: JP Morgan moves target price from 347p to 356p retaining an overweight rating. UBS raises target price from 280p to 340p and reiterates a neutral rating.Beazley: Berenberg ups target price from 227p to 258p and retains a hold recommendation.Bioquell: Investec shifts target price from 148p to 147p retaining a hold recommendation.BTG: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 475p to 500p and keeps a buy recommendation.Cape: Numis downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 346p.Carphone Warehouse: Citi takes target price from 290p to 320p retaining a buy recommendation.Catlin Group: Berenberg raises target price from 544p to 577p maintaining a buy recommendation. Barclays reduces target price from 637p to 598p, while leaving its overweight rating unchanged.Centrica: Citi cuts target price from 390p to 360p maintaining its neutral rating. JP Morgan lowers target price from 375p to 355p and keeps a neutral rating. Credit Suisse moves target price from 310p to 300p leaving its underperform rating unaltered.Devro: JP Morgan lowers target price from 367p to 357p reiterating an overweight rating.Diageo: Nomura cuts target price from 2300p to 2250p, while staying with its buy recommendation.Electrocomponents: Numis ups target price from 260p to 315p and keeps a hold recommendation.Hargreaves Lansdown: JP Morgan initiates with a target price of 1415p and an overweight rating.Hellermann Tyton: JP Morgan increases target price from 295p to 335p and maintains an overweight rating. Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 295p to 330p and keeps a buy recommendation.Hiscox: Berenberg increases target price from 564p to 626p, but still recommends selling. Barclays cuts target price from 590p to 556p and downgrades to underweight.International Consolidated Airlines Group: Investec takes target price from 320p to 400p and keeps a hold recommendation.Intertek Group: JP Morgan reduces target price from 3840p to 3212p and downgrades from overweight to neutral.Ladbrokers: Alphavalue shifts target price from 195.5p to 194.9p, while upgrading from reduce to add.Lancashire Holdings: Berenberg takes target price from 747p to 786p keeping a hold recommendation. Barclays reduces target price from 801p to 638p downgrading to underweight.Merlin Entertainment: Credit Suisse initiates with a target price of 352p and a neutral rating.Minera IRL: Numis moves target price from 50p to 40p, while staying with its buy recommendation.Ophir Energy: UBS raises target price from 340p to 395p and maintains a neutral rating.Prudential: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 1290p to 1350p maintaining a buy recommendation.Rolls-Royce Group: Alphavalue moves target price from 1060.5p to 1066.4p, while downgrading from reduce to sell.Rotork: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 2950p) and its hold recommendation under review.Royal Bank of Scotland: Numis cuts target price from 400p to 374p and keeps an add rating.RSA Insurance Group: Berenberg cuts target price from 141p to 112p downgrading from buy to hold.Sainsbury: Alphavalue lowers target price from 351.4p to 349p and downgrades from reduce to sell.Serco Group: Jefferies reduces target price from 675p to 560p, while its buy recommendation is kept. Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 630p to 440p and stays with its hold rating. JP Morgan reduces target price from 646p to 544p maintaining an overweight rating. UBS lowers target price from 580p to 480p, while downgrading from hold to buy. Credit Suisse cuts target price from 600p to 500p staying with its neutral rating. Cantor Fitzgerald reduces target price from 450p to 380p and retains a sell recommendation.Shire: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 3350p to 3850p retaining a buy recommendation.Spirax-Sarco Engineering: Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 3200p.Spirent Communications: Numis cuts target price from 145p to 105p downgrading from buy to hold.Talk Talk Telecom: Berenberg moves target price from 195p to 200p, but still recommends selling.Taylor Wimpey: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 140p to 151p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Telecity: Numis lowers target price from 920p to 900p, while upgrading from hold to buy.Thomas Cook Group: Investec cuts target price from 185p to 155p and downgrades from buy to hold.TUI Travel: Investec reduces target price from 400p to 350p and downgrades from hold to sell.Ultra Electronics Holdings: Investec cuts target price from 2100p to 1960p and downgrades from buy to add.UTV Media: Numis raises target price to 288p and keeps a buy recommendation.Wood Group: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 850p to 875p and maintains a hold recommendation.