Friday broker round-up UPDATE

25th Jul 2014 09:29

African Barrick Gold: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 212p) and its sell recommendation under review. Westhouse Securities ups target price from 250p to 285p upgrading from neutral to add.Barclays: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 300p to 275p staying with its buy recommendation.Barr AG: Investec ups target price from 645p to 661p retaining an add rating.Bodycote: Berenberg ups target price from 759p to 776p upgrading from hold to buy.BSkyB: Westhouse Securities places both its target price (prev.: 985p) and its neutral rating under review. Investec places its target price (prev.: 825p) and its reduce rating under review.bwin.party: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 99p to 88p and reiterates an underperform rating.CSR: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 400p to 420p and maintains a buy recommendation.De La Rue: Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 845p.Drax Group: Societe Generale cuts target price from 680p to 630p downgrading to sell.easyJet: UBS reduces target price from 2100p to 1930p and keeps a buy recommendation.Electrocomponents: Jefferies cuts target price from 250p to 230p leaving its hold recommendation unchanged. Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 290p to 265p and retains a hold recommendation. Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 356p to 313p retaining a buy recommendation. Credit Suisse cuts target price from 260p to 220p and stays with its underperform rating.GlaxoSmithKline: UBS reduces target price from 1500p to 1380p downgrading from neutral to sell.Howden Joinery: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 305p to 410p and maintains a buy recommendation.InterContinental Hotels Group: Nomura raises target price from 2065p to 2365p staying with its neutral rating.Interserve: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 750p and a buy recommendation.Kingfisher: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 460p to 430p and stays with its buy recommendation. Societe Generale cuts target price from 353p to 320p and skeeps a hold recommendation-Lancashire Holdings: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 762p to 724p and maintains a buy recommendation. Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 690p to 670p and retains a hold recommendation.Lonmin: Investec places both its target price(prev.: 238p) and its sell recommendation under review.Marston's: Beaufort upgrades to buy.Mitchells & Butlers: Beaufort initiates with a buy recommendation.Petrofac: Societe Generale reduces target price from 1480p to 1220p downgrading to hold.Provident Financial: Societe Generale increases target price from 1560p to 2270p and reiterates a hold recommendation.Rathbone Brothers: Numis ups target price from 1825p to 1860p and reiterates a hold recommendation.Reckitt Benckiser: Jefferies raises target price from 4500p to 5000p and keeps a hold recommendation.Reed Elsevier: Nomura ups target price from 1050p to 1080p maintaining a buy recommendation. Morgan Stanley takes target price from 1000p to 1030p retaining an overweight rating. Numis raises target price from 1031p to 1130p staying with an add rating.Rexam: Jefferies downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 550p.Ricardo: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 735p and retains a buy recommendation.Spectris: Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 2300p. Investec places both its target price (prev.: 2720p) and its buy recommendation under review.Stagecoach: Nomura moves target price from 390p to 400p staying with its buy recommendation.Tate & Lyle: UBS lowers target price from 630p to 615p and reiterates a sell recommendation. Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 660p to 640p and stays with its hold recommendation. Credit Suisse cuts target price from 540p to 630p leaving its underperform rating unaltered.Topps Tiles: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 170p and a buy recommendation.