Monday broker round-up UPDATE

4th Aug 2014 10:10

Afren: Canaccord Genuity reinstates with a target price of 120p and a hold recommendation.Bodycote: N+1 Singer cuts target price from 850p to 835p, while staying with its buy recommendation.BT Group: Berenberg moves target price from 460p to 475p and maintains a buy recommendation. Espirito Santo ups target price from 455p to 480p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Devro: N+1 Singer ups target price from 211p to 257p keeping a hold recommendation.Direct Line Group: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 275p to 305p and keeps a buy recommendation. Credit Suisse increases target price from 277p to 305p and leaves its neutral rating unaltered.Elementis: Jefferies lowers target price from 314p to 300p keeping its buy recommendation.European Islamic Investment Bank: Westhouse Securities places both its target price (prev.: 350p) and its buy recommendation under review.e2v technologies: Investec moves target price from 215p to 225p keeping a buy recommendation.Fidessa: Numis upgrades from add to buy with a target price of 2720p.First Quantum Minerals: Numis raises target price from 1300p to 1500p, while downgrading from add to hold.Genel Energy: UBS cuts target price from 1120p to 1100p and downgrades from buy to neutral.Glencore Xstrata: Bank of America downgrades to underperform with a target price if 320p.Hiscox: Berenberg reduces target price from 706p to 683p, while leaving its hold recommendation unchanged.JKX Oil & Gas: Oriel lowers target price from 110p to 100p keeping a buy recommendation.Jupiter Fund Management: Berenberg reduces target price from 430p to 390p and retains a hold recommendation.Kazakhmys: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 265p to 295p, but still recommends selling.Man Group: Citi shifts target price from 111p to 112p and maintains a neutral rating. Canaccord Genuity places its target price under review, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Numis shifts target price from 74p to 75p and keeps a sell recommendation.New World Resources: Citi upgrades from sell to neutral, while placing its target price under review.PZ Cussons: Numis ups target price from 352p to 386p retaining a hold recommendation.Renew Holdings: WH Ireland ups target price from 335p to 360p and maintains a buy recommendation. Numis upgrades from add to buy with a target price of 280p.River & Mercantile: Numis initiates with a target price of 235p and an add rating.Royal Dutch Shell: Credit Suisse raises target price from 2600p to 2700p and stays with its outperform rating.Senior: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 290p) and its add rating under review.Spectris: N+1 Singer reduces target price from 2300p to 2050p and maintains a hold recommendation.Smith & Nephew: Credit Suisse raises target price from 890p to 945p and keeps a neutral rating.TSB Banking Group: UBS initiates with a target price of 330p and a buy recommendation.UBM: Nomura cuts target price from 720p to 670p reiterating a neutral rating. Berenberg reduces target price from 720p to 670p staying with its hold recommendation.Vesuvius: Morgan Stanley shifts target price from 420p to 426p maintaining an underweight rating.Zoopla Property Group: Canaccord Genuity initiates with a target price of 271p and a hold recommendation.