Monday broker round-up UPDATE

3rd Mar 2014 08:21

African Barrick Gold: Citi increases target price from 120p to 179p, but still recommends selling.African Minerals: Citi cuts target price from 300p to 260p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Aggreko: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1870p to 1400p and downgrades to hold.Anglo American: Citi raises target price from 1400p to 1500p, while keeping its neutral rating. Liberum downgrades to sell versus hold.Antofagasta: Citi moves target price from 790p to 800p, but still recommends selling.Aquarius Platinum: Citi lowers target price from 44p to 40p and keeps its neutral rating.Berendsen: JP Morgan ups target price from 1023p to 1089p retaining an overweight rating.British Polythene Industries: Investec takes target price from 704p to 720p and retains an add rating.Cairn Energy: Barclays reduces target price from 370p to 255p, while leaving its equal-weight rating unchanged.Compass Group: Investec raises target price from 925p to 1050p and maintains a buy recommendation.Dunelm Group: Jefferies initiates with a target price of 1150p and a buy recommendation.Fresnillo: Citi raises target price from 617p to 781p, while still recommending selling.Gem Diamonds: Citi shifts target price from 191p to 199p reiterates a buy recommendation.Hellermann Tyton: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 280p) and its sell recommendation under review.Hochschild Mining: Citi lowers target price from 111p to 108p and retains a sell recommendation.Hyder Consulting: Numis upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 585p.International Airlines Group: Citi ups target price from 535p to 585p and stays with its buy recommendation.Intu Properties: Jefferies moves target price from 335p to 344p and reiterates a hold recommendation.ITE Group: Westhouse Securities cuts target price from 320p to 295p downgrading to neutral. Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 315p to 263p downgrading from buy to hold.Kazakhmys: Citi raises target price from 250p to 350p upgrading to buy. Westhouse Securities takes target price from 235p to 355p and upgrades from neutral to add.Keller: Jefferies increases target price from 1360p to 1400p and stays with its buy recommendation. Investec moves target price from 1300p to 1375p and keeps a buy recommendation.Laird: JP Morgan ups target price from 322p to 340p keeping an overweight rating.London Mining: Citi cuts target price from 160p to 110p and downgrades to neutral.Lonmin: Citi shifts target price from 456p to 457p and maintains its buy recommendation.Merlin Entertainment: Credit Suisse increases target price from 352p to 380p and reiterates a neutral rating.Mondi: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 1200p to 1260p keeping its buy recommendation.New Britain Palm Oil: WH Ireland upgrades to outperform with a target price of 400p.New World Resources: Citi cuts target price from 50p to 32p and maintains a sell recommendation.Old Mutual: Barclays shifts target price from 215p to 220p and maintains an overweight rating.Optimal Payments: Numis raises target price from 500p to 600p, while staying with its buy recommendation.Pearson: Nomura reduces target price from 1050p to 980p and retains its reduce rating. Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 960p to 875p and reiterates its sell recommendation.Petra Diamonds: Citi raises target price from 141p to 198p maintaining a buy recommendation.Petropavlovsk: Citi moves target price from 59p to 68p, while retaining a sell recommendation.Polymetal International: Citi lowers target price from 454p to 452p keeping its sell recommendation.Polyus Gold International: Citi increases target price from 162p to 211p upgrading to neutral.Publishing Technology: Westhouse Securities upgrades to buy with a target price of 560p.Randgold Resources: Citi raises target price from 4897p to 4934p and maintains its neutral rating.Rentokil: Jefferies ups target price from 128p to 141p and keeps a hold recommendation. Panmure Gordon upgrades from sell to hold with a target price of 136p.Restaurant Group: Nomura raises target price from 670p to 746p leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.Rightmove: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 2650p to 2700p retaining a hold recommendation.Rolls-Royce Group: Espirito Santo reduces target price from 1250p to 1170p, while upgrading to buy.RPS Group: Jefferies takes target price from 340p to 400p maintaining a buy recommendation.RSA Insurance: Citi lowers target price from 100p to 96p and leaves its neutral rating unchanged.Senior: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 290p) and its reduce recommendation under review.Spectra Systems: WH Ireland lowers target price from 46p to 40p and stays with buy recommendation.Spirent Communications: Citi moves target price from 110p to 122p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Synthomer: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 225p to 245p maintaining a hold recommendation.Taylor Wimpey: Citi takes target price from 119p to 131p and keeps a neutral rating.Thorntons: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 150p. Investec ups target price from 161p to 173p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Travis Perkins: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 1592p to 1501p and leaves its hold recommendation unchanged.UBM: JP Morgan ups target price from 720p to 740p and retains a neutral rating. Investec takes target price from 750p to 760p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Vertu Motors: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 77p to 87p and maintains its buy recommendation.Weir Group: Citi raises target price from 2200p to 2600p, while its neutral rating remains unchanged.William Hill: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 420p to 435p and maintains a buy recommendation.