Thursday broker round-up - UPDATE

6th Sep 2012 09:00

Abcam: Canaccord Genuity keeps hold rating and 370p target.AG Barr: Societe Generale upgrades ot hold, target lifted from 370p to 440p.ASOS: Nomura ups target from 1,660p to 1,700p, neutral rating kept.Barclays: Credit Suisse downgrades to neutral, target cut from 215p to 200p.BG Group: Goldman Sachs upgrades to conviction buy.Britvic: Societe Generale downgrades to hold, target lifted from 320p to 265p; Bank of America ML downgrades to underperform, target lifted from 230p to 300p.Dairy Crest: Credit Suisse upgrades to neutral, target lifted from 350p to 375p.Debenhams: Nomura ups target from 90p to 105p, neutral rating kept.Dixons Retail: Seymour Pierce upgrades to buy; Nomura ups target from 16p to 20p, neutral rating kept.Dunelm: Nomura ups target from 580p to 612p, buy rating kept.easyJet: Davy Research upgrades to outperform.Go-Ahead: Jefferies reiterates hold rating and 1,220p target.Hellenic Carriers: Panmure Gordon downgrades to hold.Home Retail: Nomura ups target from 73p to 85p, reduce rating kept.Howden Joinery: Citigroup downgrades to neutral.IAG: Davy Research downgrades to underperform.IG Group: Citigroup upgrades to buy.IMI: Jefferies cuts target from 995p to 930p, hold rating kept.Inmarsat: Nomura cuts target from 790p to 690p, neutral rating kept.Johnson Matthey: JPMorgan Cazenove downgrades to neutral.Kingfisher: Nomura ups target from 325p to 328p, buy rating kept.London Mining: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to sector performer, target cut from 300p to 175p.M&S: Nomura ups target from 375p to 420p, buy rating kept.May Gurney: Investec downgrades to sell; Peel Hunt downgrades to hold.Morrisons: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 350p target.Next: Nomura lifts target from 3,500p to 3,900p, buy rating kept.Randgold Resources: JPMorgan Cazenove upgrades to overweight, target lifted from 5,560p to 7,440p.Spirax Sarco: Jefferies cuts target from 2,090p to 2,045p, hold rating kept.Spirent Communications: Jefferies reiterates buy rating and 199p target.Sports Direct: HB Markets upgrades to buy.WH Smith: Nomrua raises target from 600p to 690p, buy rating kept.WPP: Morgan Stanley upgrades to overweight, target cut from 1,050p to 998p.BC