Friday broker round-up UPDATE

10th Oct 2014 09:42

British American Tobacco: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 3530p to 3250p downgrading to sell.Brown (N) Group: UBS cuts target price from 490p to 445p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Diageo: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 2030p to 1925p and keeps a neutral rating.Dixons Carphone: UBS moves target price from 415p to 425p and reiterates a buy recommendation.EKF Diagnostics: N+1 Singer lowers target price from 38p to 35p and stays with its buy recommendation.Hunting: Canaccord Genuity upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 950p.ITE Group: PeelHunt cuts target price from 280p to 250p and retains a buy recommendation.ITV: UBS ups target price from 210p to 230p and retains a buy recommendation.Jupiter Fund Management: PeelHunt upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 419p.Marks & Spencer: Investec cuts target price from 510p to 470p, while staying with its buy recommendation.Optos: Investec places its target price (prev.: 141p) under review, while upgrading from reduce to hold.Oxford Biomedica: PeelHunt shifts target price from 3p to 6p upgrading from hold to buy.Reckitt Benckiser: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 6215p to 6110p maintaining a buy recommendation.Rose Petroleum: FinnCap places both its target price (prev.: 7.5p) and its buy recommendation under review.SABMiller: Goldman Sachs raises target price from 4030p to 4365p and maintains its strong buy recommendation.UDG Healthcare: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 390p and a buy recommendation.Unilever: Goldman Sachs cuts target price from 2800p to 2770p staying with its neutral rating.Victrex: JP Morgan ups target price from 1700p to 1720p and retains a neutral rating. Numis ups target price from 1870p to 1892p staying with an add rating.Weir Group: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 2030p to 1730p keeping its sell recommendation. Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 752p.Wood Group: Beaufort upgrades to buy.XP Power: Investec reduces target price from 1750p to 1680p staying with its buy recommendation. PeelHunt reduces target price from 1840p to 1750p keeping a buy recommendation.