Monday broker round-up UPDATE

3rd Nov 2014 10:47

Aa: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 417p and a buy recommendation.Afren: UBS lowers target price from 130p to 115p, keeping a buy recommendation.Anglo American: Nomura reduces target price from 1550p to 1400p, while leaving its neutral rating unaltered.Barclays: Exane ups target price from 245p to 270p and leaves its neutral rating unchanged. Nomura ups target price from 275p to 295p and retains a buy recommendation.Berendsen: JP Morgan moves target price from 1105p to 1113p, staying with its overweight rating.Betfair: Numis ups target price from 940p to 1000p and maintains its reduce rating. Peel Hunt raises target price from 1155p to 1201p and retains a hold recommendation.BHP Billiton: Nomura reduces target price from 2600p to 2300p, while keeping its buy recommendation.B&M European Value Retail: Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 280p.Caledonia Mining: Numis places both its target price (prev.: 85p) and its buy recommendation under review.Centaur Media: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 82p.Direct Line: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 282p to 255p, downgrading to hold. Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 333p to 320p, keeping a buy recommendation.Dixons Carphone: Barclays ups target price from 420p to 470p and keeps an overweight rating.Elementis: Numis ups target price from 287p to 301p and upgrades from hold to add.Experian: Nomura cuts target price from 1170p to 1100p, staying with its buy recommendation.First Quantum Minerals: Numis reduces target price from 1500p to 1300p and reiterates a buy recommendation.GKN: Espirito Santo reduces target price from 425p to 365p and maintains a buy recommendation.Glencore Xstrata: Nomura cuts target price from 330p to 300p, downgrading to reduce.Merlin Entertainments: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 420p to 430p, maintaining its overweight rating.Renew Holdings: WH Ireland shifts target price from 360p to 365p and retains a buy recommendation.Rio Tinto: Nomura lowers target price from 83p to 72p, staying with its buy recommendation.Rolls Royce: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1200p to 850p and downgrades to hold.Royal Bank of Scotland: Investec moves target price from 360p to 370p, while downgrading from hold to sell. UBS moves target price from 378p to 386p, keeping a neutral rating. JP Morgan ups target price from 370p to 400p and reiterates a neutral rating. Credit Suisse moves target price from 395p to 405p and retains a hold recommendation.Sports Direct: Numis upgrades to buy with a target price of 850p.Telecity: Investec places its target price (prev.: 925p) under review, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.