Wednesday broker round-up

13th Nov 2013 12:33

AMEC: Credit Suisse downgrades from outperform to neutral with a target price of 1250p.Antofagasta: Alphavalue lowers target price from 1000.6p to 999.5p, while upgrading from add to buy.Associated British Foods: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1850p to 2250p and keeps a neutral rating.AstraZeneca: Panmure Gordon downgrades from hold to sell with an unchanged target price of 3100p.Babcock International: Cantor Fitzgerald increases target price from 1300p to 1500p maintaining a buy recommendation.Barratt Developments: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 381p to 382p and keeps a buy recommendation.Brammer: Investec cuts target price from 485p to 440p and keeps a hold recommendation.British Sky Broadcasting: Westhouse Securities upgrades to buy with a target price of 985p.BTG: JP Morgan lowers target price from 515p to 510p and reiterates an overweight rating. Jefferies ups target price from 400p to 420p retaining a hold recommendation.bwin.party: Investec lowers target price from 160p to 150p keeping a buy recommendation. Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 128p to 145p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Centaur Media: Westhouse Securities shifts target price from 59p to 64p and retains an add rating.Dixons Retail: Citi shifts target price from 58p to 60p and stays with its buy recommendation.Experian: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 985p to 905p and still recommends selling.Fenner: FinnCap upgrades to buy with a target price of 460p. Investec moves target price from 375p to 385p, but still recommends selling. N+1 Singer ups target price from 363p to 395p and stays with its hold recommendation.Halfords Group: HSBC raises target price from 380p to 530p, while its neutral rating remains unchanged.Hunting: Liberum Capital cuts target price from 826p to 808p keeping a hold recommendation. HSBC lowers target price from 1050p to 1000p retaining a hold recommendation. Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 1100p to 1060p, while reiterating a buy recommendation.Imagination Technologies Group: Goldman Sachs cuts target price from 400p to 350p and retains a buy recommendation.International Consolidated Airlines Group: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 400p to 430p and retains a buy recommendation.IQE: N+1 Singer reduces target price from 45p to 35p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Kingfisher: Alphavalue shifts target price from 395.4p to 394.6p downgrading from add to reduce.Lloyds Banking Group: Liberum Capital ups target price from 62p to 85p and keeps a buy recommendation.LSL Property Services: Goldman Sachs shifts target price from 630p to 626p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.Menzies: JP Morgan reduces target price from 884p to 807p downgrading to neutral.Partnership Assurance: Panmure Gordon cuts target price from 582p to 550p, while its buy recommendation is kept.Planet Payment: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 250p to 225p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.Provident Financial: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 2100p to 1900p, while retaining its neutral rating.PZ Cussons: Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy with a target price of 460p.Redrow: Liberum Capital raises target price from 304p to 320p and stays with its buy recommendation.Resolution: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 355p to 375p and maintains a buy recommendation.Safestore: Investec places its target price (prev.: 2140p) under review, while maintaining its buy recommendation.Sainsbury: Panmure Gordon takes target price from 400p to 425p retaining a hold recommendation.Salamander Energy: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 150p to 130p, while upgrading from hold to buy.Speedy Hire: Goldman Sachs shifts target price from 75p to 74p and keeps a neutral rating.Synergy Health: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 902p to 891p and reiterates a sell recommendation.Tesco: HSBC cuts target price from 430p to 400p and downgrades to neutral.TT Electronics: Goldman Sachs lowers target price from 320p to 310p and stays with its strong buy recommendation.TUI Travel: Alphavalue raises target price from 392.5p to 417.1p and upgrades from reduce to add.Ubisense: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 269p to 240p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Wood Group: Credit Suisse ups target price from 850p to 900p upgrading from neutral to outperform.Xchanging: Liberum Capital takes target price from 145p to 160p upgrading to buy.