Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

20th Feb 2014 08:49

Anglo American: Jefferies increases target price from 1450p to 1700p maintaining a neutral rating.BHP Billiton: Jefferies takes target price from 2300p to 2400p and stays with its buy recommendation.Big Yellow Group: Jefferies raises target price from 540p to 618p and retains a buy recommendation.Blur Group: Panmure Gordon reinstates with a target price of 677p and a hold recommendation.BT Group: Credit Suisse takes target price from 350p to 440p, while its outperform rating remains unchanged.CVS Group: Investec raises target price from 255p to 340p and upgrades from add to buy.Drax Group: Liberum Capital increases target price from 735p to 820p keeping a buy recommendation.Essentra: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 841p.Go-Ahead Group: Goldman Sachs downgrades to buy. Panmure Gordon raises target price from 1570p to 2000p and retains a hold recommendation.Harvey Nash: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 135p to 139p and keeps a buy recommendation.Henderson Group: Canaccord Genuity downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 235p.InterContinental Hotels Group: JP Morgan cuts target price from 2030p to 2000p, while retaining its neutral rating. Numis upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 2400p.Jarvis Securities: WH Ireland moves target price from 525p to 535p and keeps a buy recommendation.Ladbrokers: Exane lowers target price from 220p to 205p, while keeping its outperform rating.Mondi: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 1050p to 1200p and stays with its buy recommendation.Playtech: Numis takes target price from 725p to 800p retaining a hold recommendation.Rathbone: Canaccord Genuity downgrades from buy to hold.Rio Tinto: Jefferies increases target price from 4200p to 4400p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Royal Bank of Scotland: Investec downgrades from hold to sell with a target price of 345p.Smith (DS): Goldman Sachs downgrades to sell with a target price of 274p.Sports Direct International: Citi raises target price from 815p to 900p maintaining a buy recommendation.Standard Life: Nomura ups target price from 337p to 375p and upgrades to neutral.Travis Perkins: Liberum Capital ups target price from 2035p to 2220p maintaining a buy recommendation.Ultra Electronics: JP Morgan moves target price from 1950p to 2000p and reiterates a neutral rating.Vodafone Group: Citi ups target price from 260p to 290p retaining a buy recommendation.William Hill: Exane moves target price from 405p to 420p upgrading to outperform. Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy.