Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

30th Oct 2014 08:36

Afren: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 130p to 110p retaining its hold recommendation.Antofagasta: JP Morgan lowers target price from 760p to 755p and reiterates a neutral rating. Investec lowers target price from 717p to 704p and keeps a hold recommendation.Balfour Beatty: Jefferies cuts target price from 164p to 115p, downgrading to underperform.Cairn Energy: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 210p to 185p and stays with its hold recommendation.Coal of Africa: Investec lowers target price from 9p to 6p, retaining its buy recommendation.Capita Group: JP Morgan reduces target price from 1315p to 1255p, maintaining an overweight rating. HSBC reduces target price from 1340p to 1260p and reiterates an overweight rating.Coca-Cola HBC: JP Morgan reduces target price from 1640p to 1500p and retains an overweight rating.Genel Energy: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1120p to 1000p, maintaining a buy recommendation.Gulf Keystone Petroleum: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 100p to 85p, while keeping its buy recommendation.Imagination Technologies: Numis cuts target price from 200p to 170p, downgrading from hold to reduce.Kazakhmys: Westhouse upgrades from sell to neutral with a target price of 220p.Mothercare: Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 200p.National Express: Investec cuts target price from 276p to 250p and retains a hold recommendation.Next: Citi reduces target price 7900p to 7300p and reiterates a buy recommendation. HSBC upgrades to overweight with a target price of 7350p.Pearson: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1260p to 1370p and maintains an outperform rating.Premier Oil: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 420p to 335p and keeps a buy recommendation.Royal Dutch Shell: Charles Stanley upgrades to buy.Stagecoach: HSBC ups target price from 420p to 440p and keeps its overweight rating.Standard Life: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 455p to 445p and leaves its buy recommendation unchanged.Synthomer: HSBC lowers target price from 230p to 220p and stays with its neutral rating.Tullow Oil: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 790p to 650p and reiterates a hold recommendation.William Hill: Credit Suisse ups target price from 370p to 390p and leaves its outperform rating.