Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

5th Sep 2013 08:03

AMEC: Nomura reduces target price from 1300p to 1230p, while reiterating its buy recommendation.Antofagasta: Exane cuts target price from 1200p to 1100p maintaining an outperform rating.Ashtead Group: JP Morgan shifts target price from 729p to 734p and keeps a neutral rating.Associated British Foods: Numis initiates with a target price of 1900p and a hold recommendation.Betfair Group: Numis raises target price from 1100p to 1200p retaining a buy recommendation.Bioquell: Investec shifts target price from 142p to 148p and reiterates its hold recommendation.Communisis: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 81p to 84p and keeps a buy recommendation.Dixons Retail: WH Ireland moves target price from 50p to 60p leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.easyJet: Numis upgrades to buy with an unchanged target price of 1600p.Go-Ahead Group: Investec ups target price from 1600p to 1645p and retains a buy recommendation.Howden Joinery: N+1 Singer takes target price from 275p to 310p upgrading to buy.ICAP: Morgan Stanley raises target price from 283p to 418p upgrading to overweight.InterContinental Hotels Group: UBS revises target price from 2050p to 2200p and upgrades from neutral to buy.John Wood Group: Nomura cuts target price from 800p to 770p, while upgrading from reduce to neutral.Lamprell: Nomura increases target price from 90p to 140p, but downgrades from neutral to reduce.Lloyds Banking Group: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 93p to 100p and keeps an overweight rating.Marks & Spencer: HSBC ups target price from 490p to 550p and upgrades from neutral to overweight.Melrose: UBS shifts target price from 300p to 305p, while downgrading from buy to neutral.Morrison (WG): Deutsche Bank ups target price from 255p to 277p and maintains a hold recommendation.Petrofac: Nomura lowers target price from 1315p to 1300p retaining a neutral rating.SuperGroup: Investec raises target price from 893p to 1300p and maintains its buy recommendation.Vectura: Investec increases target price from 111p to 148p and retains a buy recommendation.Vodafone: Deutsche Bank takes target price from 217p to 246p and stays with its buy recommendation.