Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

20th Nov 2013 08:46

Afren: Liberum Capital raises target price from 197p to 232p and maintains a buy recommendation.AstraZeneca: Berenberg cuts target price from 3472p to 3430p reiterating a hold recommendation.AVEVA Group: Liberum Capital reduces target price from 2350p to 2250p and keeps its hold recommendation.Avon Rubber: Investec ups target price from 530p to 560p and reiterates a hold recommendation.Barratt Developments: Barclays initiates with a target price of 444.7p and an overweight rating.Bellway: Barclays starts with a target price of 1498.1p and an underweight rating.Berkeley Group: Barclays initiates with a target price of 2454.7p and an equal-weight rating.Bodycote: Jefferies raises target price from 605p to 710p and retains a buy recommendation.Bovis Homes Group: Barclays starts with a target price of 778.1p and an underweight rating.Capita Group: Deutsche Bank takes target price from 895p to 914p and reiterates a hold recommendation.Crest Nicholson Holdings: Barclays increases target price from 390p to 422.8p and maintains an overweight rating.Diageo: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 1950p to 1900p, while keeping its hold recommendation.Electrocomponents: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 285p to 310p, while downgrading to hold.EnQuest: Liberum Capital moves target price from 174p to 188p and maintains a buy recommendation.Galliford Try: Barclays initiates with a target price of 1200.lp and an equal-weight rating.Grafton Group: Liberum Capital increases target price from 508p to 600p and reiterates a hold recommendation.Greggs: UBS lowers target price from 490p to 480p leaving its buy recommendation unaltered.Heritage Oil: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 288p to 310p retaining a buy recommendation.Hyder Consulting: Numis raises target price from 620p to 730p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with an unchanged target price of 550p.International Personal Finance: Canaccord Genuity upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 700p.Intertek Group: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 3600p to 3500p maintaining an outperform rating.ITV: Nomura moves target price from 200p to 210p maintaining a buy recommendation.Kentz Corporation: Liberum Capital ups target price from 610p to 650p and stays with its buy recommendation.Melrose: UBS shifts target price from 305p to 300p and keeps a neutral rating.Persimmon: Barclays starts with a target price of 1260.4p and an equal-weight rating.Petrofac: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 1450p to 1425p retaining a hold recommendation.Redrow: Barclays initiates with a target price of 356p and an overweight rating.Renold: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with an unchanged target price of 53p.Royal Mail: UBS initiates with a target price of 450p and a sell recommendation. Barclays initiates with a target price of 466p and an equal-weight rating.Taylor Wimpey: Barclays starts with a target price of 146.8p and an overweight rating.