Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

8th May 2014 08:40

Anglo American: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 1510p to 1550p and retains a hold recommendation.Balfour Beatty: Berenberg reduces target price from 350p to 290p and keeps a buy recommendation.BBA Aviation: JP Morgan cuts target price from 386p to 369p retaining an overweight rating.Bodycote: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 759p and a hold recommendation.Brit: UBS starts with a target price of 232p and a buy recommendation.British Polythene Industries: Investec upgrades from add to buy with a target price of 720p.Cineworld: Numis increases target price from 380p to 420p and keeps a buy recommendation.CSR: RBC Capital reduces target price from 730p to 560p, while maintaining a neutral rating.esure Group: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 313p to 303p reiterating its buy recommendation.European Wealth Group: Daniel Stewart initiates with a target price of 140p and a buy recommendation.Experian: Jefferies reduces target price from 1340p to 1260p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Global Energy Development: Northland Capotal places its target price under review and keeps a buy recommendation.G4S: JP Morgan lowers target price from 288p to 272p reiterating an overweight rating.Hays: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 151p to 155p and maintains a hold recommendation.HSBC Holdings: UBS cuts target price from 665p to 630p retaining its neutral rating.IMI: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 1640p) and its buy recommendation under review.Imperial Tabacco: Citi raises target price from 2425p to 2660p and stays with its neutral rating.Informa: JP Morgan reduces target price from 615p to 575p and maintains an overweight rating.ITV: JP Morgan ups target price from 213p to 229p and upgrades to overweight.Legal & General: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 236p to 239p and maintains a buy recommendation.Morrison (Wm): JP Morgan cuts target price from 150p to 135p and retains an underweight rating.National Grid: Barclays ups target price from 850p to 875p reiterating an overweight rating.Petroceltic: Westhouse Securities lowers target price from 280p to 275p and stays with its buy recommendation.Promethean World: Investec lowers target price from 41p to 38p downgrading from add to hold.Rolls-Royce Group: JP Morgan reduces target price from 1350p to 1300p keeping an overweight rating.RPS Group: JP Morgan cuts target price from 351p to 300p downgrading to neutral.Sage Group: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 373p to 400p and keeps a hold recommendation.Steppe Cement: Westhouse Securities lowers target price from 54p to 50p retaining its buy recommendation.SuperGroup: Investec reduces target price from 1800p to 1600p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.Tesco: JP Morgan cuts target price from 250p to 235p maintaining an underweight rating.Thorntons: Investec shifts target price from 173p to 175p and keeps a buy recommendation.UBM: Investec cuts target price from 760p to 743p, wehile keeping a buy recommendation.Vitec Group: Investec reduces target price from 850p to 830p maintaining a buy recommendation.3i Group: Societe Generale ups target price from 415p to 460p and reiterates a buy recommendation.