Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

23rd Jan 2014 09:12

Afren: Investec ups target price from 170p to 200p and maintains a buy recommendation.AG Barr: Investec raises target price from 585p to 620p retaining an add rating. Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 630p to 650p and keeps a buy recommendation.Arbuthnot: Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 1074p.ASOS: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral.Bovis Homes Group: Bank of America upgrades to buy.British Land: Liberum Capital shifts target price from 724p to 732p and retains a buy recommendation.Carphone Warehouse: UBS ups target price from 280p to 310p maintaining a buy recommendation.Cello Group: Sanlam Securities takes target price from 94p to 105p and reiterates its buy recommendation.Croda International: Barclays upgrades to equal-weight.Derwent London: Liberum Capital raises target price from 2676p to 2849p, while staying with its hold recommendation.easyJet: Investec increases target price from 1675p to 1750p, while downgrading from buy to hold.Great Portland Estates: Liberum Capital takes target price from 612p to 637p and retains a hold recommendation.Hammerson: Liberum Capital moves target price from 605p to 617p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Morgan Stanley upgrades to equal-weight.Henderson Group: Citi raises target price from 205p to 226p retaining its neutral rating.Henry Boot: WH Ireland ups target price from 260p to 290p and keeps a buy recommendation. Investec ups target price from 200p to 260p and maintains a buy recommendation.Intu Properties: Liberum Capital lowers target price from 319p to 313p maintaining its hold recommendation.Jupiter Fund Management: Societe Generale upgrades to buy with a target price of 450p.Land Securities: Liberum Capital moves target price from 1056p to 1068p retaining its hold recommendation.London Mining: JP Morgan cuts target price from 195p to 170p, while its overweight rating is kept.London Stock Exchange: Numis places its hold recommendation under review.Mitchells & Butlers: Numis Numis ups target price from 500p to 525p, but downgrades from buy to add.Marks & Spencer: Exane upgrades to outperform.National Grid: JP Morgan raises target price from 735p to 805p and leaves its neutral rating unaltered.Novae Group: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 575p to 645p maintaining a buy recommendation.Paypoint: Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 1200p to 1326p keeping a buy recommendation.Pearson: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 1325p) and its add recommendation under review.Pennon Group: Credit Suisse takes target price from 610p to 630p and retains an underperform rating.Petra Diamonds: Investec places its target price (prev.: 151p) under review, while its buy recommendation is kept.PZ Cussons: Numis cuts target price from 388p to 376p and retains a hold recommendation.SAB Miller: Citi reduces target price from 3200p to 3100p downgrading to neutral.Segro: Liberum Capital ups target price from 346p to 364p, while leaving its hold recommendation unchanged.Severn Trent: Credit Suisse cuts target price from 1580p to 1540p downgrading to underperform.Shaftesbury: Liberum Capital increases target price from 636p to 649p and maintains a hold recommendation.Smith (WH): Citi raises target price from 1050p to 1180p and stays with its buy recommendation. JP Morgan takes target price from 1085p to 1115p and maintains an overweight rating.St James's Place: Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 805p.Super Group: Investec increases target price from 1500p to 1800p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.United Utilities: Credit Suisse ups target price from 660p to 680p keeping its neutral rating.