Thursday broker round-up - UPDATE

19th Jan 2012 09:52

Tesco: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral from buy.Morrison: Goldman reiterates sell. Sainsbury: Goldman downgrades to sell from neutral.Tobacco (sector): Nomura downgrades sector view from bullish to neutral.Tesco: AlphaValue downgrades to add from buy, raises target to 402.90p from 401.40p.Imperial Tobaco Group: AlphaValue upgrades to buy from add, raises target to 3,024.70p from 3,016.60p.Pearson: Nomura maintains reduce stance and 1,130p target.SABMiller: Investec reiterates hold recommendation and 2,315p target.AB Foods: Investec reiterates hold recommendation and 1,180p target.GKN: Investec keeps buy rating and 240p target.KESA Electricals: Investec places 65p target under review, sell rating unchanged; Singer Capital Markets keeps sell rating and 59p target.Aberdeen Asset Management: Peel Hunt keeps buy rating and 270p target; Singer Capital Markets maintains buy rating and 260p target.St. James's Place: Investec stays a buyer with a 380p target; Peel Hunt keeps buy rating and 400p target.William Hill: Investec keeps buy rating and 300p target; Peel Hunt maintains buy rating and 255p target.Mulberry: Merchant Securities maintains buy recommendation and 1,867p target.ASOS: Investec puts 1,250p target under review, hold rating retained; Singer Capital Markets reiterates buy rating and 1,800p target; Collins Stewart keeps buy rating and 1,700p target.Bodycote: Investec keeps buy and 325p target.Premier Foods: Investec cuts target from 15p to 12p, buy rating maintained.