Friday broker round-up UPDATE

4th Oct 2013 09:32

Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan lowers target price from 523p to 509p maintaining an overweight rating.Admiral Group: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 1200p to 1160p retaining its sell recommendation.API Group: Numis downgrades to add with a target price of 85p.Arbuthnot Banking Group: Numis ups target price from 1032p to 1070p upgrading to add.Barclays: Investec upgrades to buy with a target price of 300p.Barratt Development: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 340p to 352p and keeps a buy recommendation.Bellzone Mining: Canaccord Genuity shifts target price from 4.20p to 5p and leaves its hold recommendation unaltered.BG Group: Credit Suisse cuts target price from 1190p to 1170p and reiterates an underperform rating.Centrica: Investec reduces target price from 400p to 375p downgrading to add.Diageo: Numis initiates with a target price of 2200p and an add rating.Direct Line: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 260p to 240p, while its buy recommendation is kept.Esure Group: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 270p to 250p staying with its buy recommendation.Faroe Petroleum: Westhouse Securities upgrades to buy with a target price of 175p.F&C Asset Management: JP Morgan shifts target price from 113p to 118p and maintains a neutral rating.First Group: JP Morgan moves target price from 145p to 150p retaining an overweight rating.Gemfields: JP Morgan shifts target price from 23p to 24p and leaves its underweight rating unchanged.Henderson Group: JP Morgan raises target price from 174p to 198p and reiterates a neutral rating.Home Retail Group: Nomura moves target price from 200p to 215p and retains a buy recommendation.Jupiter Fund Management: JP Morgan shifts target price from 374p to 377p and stays with its overweight rating.Kofax: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 385p to 391p upgrading from hold to buy.Man Group: JP Morgan lowers target price from 108p to 100p and keeps a neutral rating.Moneysupermarket: Westhouse Securities upgrades to buy with a target price of 195p.office2office: Panmure Gordon ceases its coverage and removes all forecasts.Paragon Group of Companies: JP Morgan increases target price from 361p to 396p keeping its overweight rating.Record: JP Morgan shifts target price from 43p to 40p, while its overweight rating remains unaltered.Schroders: JP Morgan takes target price from 2543p to 2624p and maintains an overweight rating.SSE: Investec reduces target price from 1520p to 1475p, while upgrading to add.Standard Life: JP Morgan ups target price from 419p to 430p retaining its overweight rating.Tate & Lyle: Jefferies cuts target price from 980p to 900p, while keeping its buy recommendation.Tesco: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 430p to 420p and maintains an outperform rating.Tricorn Group: Westhouse Securities moves target price from 44p to 50p stays with its buy recommendation.William Hill: Canaccord Genuity lowers target price from 438p to 425p retaining a hold recommendation.Wolseley: JP Morgan raises target price from 3350p to 3550p and reiterates an overweight rating.