Friday broker round-up UPDATE

20th Dec 2013 09:12

African Barrick Gold: Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 125p to 195p upgrading from hold to buy.Ashmore Group: UBS raises target price from 390p to 430p upgrading from neutral to buy.BAE Systems: JP Morgan cuts target price from 380p to 355p and maintains its underweight rating. UBS lowers target price from 490p to 475p, while retaining its buy recommendation.Carnival: UBS raises target price from 2100p to 2500p upgrading from neutral to buy.Centamin: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 38p to 60p and upgrades from hold to a speculative buy.Clean Air Power: Cantor Fitzgerald lowers target price of 19p to 15p and retains its buy recommendation.CRH: Liberum Capital increases target price from 1150p to 1630p and keeps a hold recommendation.Darty: JP Morgan ups target price from 40p to 85p, while leaving its underweight unchanged.Euromoney: Westhouse Securities downgrades from neutral to sell with a target price of 1110p.Great Portland: Numis raises target price from 595p to 650p staying with its add rating.Heritage Oil: UBS moves target price from 200p to 220p and maintains a buy recommendation.Kenmare Resources: Canaccord Genuity shifts target price from 25p to 24p maintaining a buy recommendation.Lloyds Banking Group: Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 35p to 70p and retains a hold recommendation.Marks & Spencer: Cantor Fitzgerald lowers target price from 445p to 425p retaining its sell recommendation.Minera IRL: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 40p to 22p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.Pan African: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 16p to 18p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Polymetal: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 850p to 580p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.Randgold Resources: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 5700p to 4100p and downgrades from buy to hold.Serco Group: UBS ups target price from 480p to 505p and reiterates a buy recommendation. JP Morgan reduces target price from 544p to 523p and stays with its overweight rating.Synergy Energy: N+1 Singer cuts target price from 1220p to 1200p downgrading from buy to hold.