Monday broker round-up UPDATE

16th Dec 2013 08:16

Admiral Group: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 1300p to 1330p and maintains a hold recommendation.Allocate Software: N+1 Singer raises target price from 98p to 108p keeping a buy recommendation.Amlin: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 465p to 484p reiterating its hold recommendation.Catlin Group: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 575p to 584p, while downgrading to hold.Circle Oil: Investec lowers target price from 68p to 50p, while staying with its buy recommendation.Cohort: Investec moves target price from 230p to 250p and reiterates a buy recommendation.CSR: Jefferies raises target price from 629p to 679p keeping a buy recommendation.Direct Line: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 240p to 265p and upgrades to buy.Drax Group: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 770p to 850p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Gooch & Housego: N+1 Singer takes target price from 630p to 695p, while downgrading to hold.Greencore: Investec ups target price from 202p to 217p and maintains a buy recommendation.Hiscox: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 597p to 605p, but still recommends selling.International Consolidated Airlines Group: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 450p and a buy recommendation.Lancashire Holdings: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 807.4p to 822p and keeps a hold recommendation.Legal & General Group: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 225p to 236p and maintains a buy recommendation.Partnership Assurance Group: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 385p to 325p, while leaving its hold recommendation unaltered.Petra Diamonds: Investec initiates with a target price of 152p and a buy recommendation.Polar Capital Holdings: Numis reduces target price from 518p to 495p retaining a hold recommendation.Prudential: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 1350p to 1490p and retains its buy recommendation.Resolution: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 273p to 333p and maintains a hold recommendation.Retroscreen Virology: Numis moves target price from 350p to 360p and upgrades from hold to buy.Rolls-Royce Group: Espirito Santo raises target price from 950p to 1100p upgrading to neutral.Royal Bank of Scotland: Alphavalue upgrades from sell to reduce with a target price of 294.6p.RPC Group: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 584p to 655p and leaves its buy recommendation unaltered.RSA Insurance Group: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 115p to 92p and stays with its hold recommendation. Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 100p to 85p staying with its sell recommendation.Standard Chartered: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 425p to 400p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.St James's Place: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 640p to 755p upgrading to buy.Synergy Energy: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 891p to 979p and upgrades from sell to hold.Tarsus: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 320p and a buy recommendation.Thalassa Holdings: WH Ireland increases target price from 310p to 400p maintaining a buy recommendation.UBM: Numis cuts target price from 674p to 732p and maintains a hold recommendation.