Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

17th Oct 2013 09:45

AGA Rangemaster Group: N+1 Singer ups target price from 135p to 150p and stays with its buy recommendation.Anglo American: HSBC raises target price from 1610p to 1740p maintaining an overweight rating.Antofagasta: HSBC increases target price from 900p to 990p and upgrades to overweight.Aquarius Platinum: HSBC cuts target price from 235p to 225p staying with its overweight rating.Barr (AG): N+1 Singer takes target price from 525p to 549p, while its hold recommendation remains unaltered.Bellway: Jefferies shifts target price from 1726p to 1732p and retains its buy recommendation. Liberum Capital raises target price from 1432p to 1700p upgrading to buy.Berkeley Group: Investec lowers target price from 40p to 32p staying with its buy recommendation.British Sky Broadcasting: Westhouse Securities ups target price from 934p to 985p and keeps an add rating.Britvic: Panmure Gordon takes target price from 600p to 660p and keeps a buy recommendation.Brown (N) Group: N+1 Singer shifts target price from 540p to 550p staying with its buy recommendation.bwin.party: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 178p to 170p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Chemring Group: Citi cuts target price from 280p to 230p, while reiterating its neutral rating.Cranswick: N+1 Singer reduces target price from 1200p to 1050p and maintains a hold recommendation.Dechra Pharmaceuticals: Northland Capital takes target price from 715p to 740p and retains a hold recommendation. N+1 Singer ups target price from 715p to 740p maintaining its hold recommendation. Investec lowers target price from 788p to 778p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.Devro: N+1 Singer reduces target price from 371p to 285p and downgrades to sell.Diageo: Investec places its target price (prev.: 1865p) under review and stays with its sell recommendation.Goal Soccer Centres: N+1 Singer downgrades to hold with a target price of 170p.Greene King: N+1 Singer reduces target price from 928p to 880p, while retaining a buy recommendation.Home Retail Group: N+1 Singer revises target price from 165p to 175p and reiterates its hold recommendation.ITV: Liberum Capital raises target price from 230p to 255p and stays with its buy recommendation.JD Sports Fashion: N+1 Singer increases target price from 1100p to 1350p and leaves its buy recommendation unchanged.Jupiter Fund Management: Numis ups target price from 418p to 430p and keeps an add rating.Liontrust Asset Management: Numis moves target price from 269p to 289p upgrading to buy.London Mining: Investec ups target price from 130p to 141p upgrading to buy.Lonmin: HSBC shifts target price from 475p to 485p and reiterates an overweight rating.Marston's: N+1 Singer lowers target price from 161p to 157p and retains its buy recommendation.PLUS 500: Liberum Capital moves target price from 180p to 200p and keeps its buy recommendation.Polar Capital: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 420p to 550p upgrading from sell to buy. Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 475p to 550p and keeps a buy recommendation. Numis cuts target price from 530p to 518p retaining an add rating.Rathbone Brothers: Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 1650p to 1700p and upgrades to buy.Restaurant Group: N+1 Singer increases target price from 515p to 608p maintaining a buy recommendation.Rio Tinto: HSBC reduces target price from 4070p to 3850p retaining an overweight rating.Salamander Energy: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 232p to 214p and maintains a buy recommendation.Sierra Rutile: Westhouse Securities lowers target price from 70p to 65p and downgrades to add.Speedy Hire: Investec moves target price from 65p to 85p and reiterates its buy recommendation.Spirax Sarco: Jefferies raises target price from 2685p to 3150p and keeps a hold recommendation.Synergy Health: Citi upgrades to buy with a target price of 1145p.Thorntons: N+1 Singer initiates with a target price of 140p and a buy recommendation.ToppsTiles: N+1 Singer moves target price from 30p to 85p upgrading to hold.Vedanta Resources: HSBC reduces target price from 1220p to 1040p and reiterates a neutral rating.Walker Greenbank: N+1 Singer initiates with a target price of 170p and a buy recommendation.