Wednesday broker round-up - UPDATE

25th Jan 2012 09:00

Ashmore: Barclays upgrades to overweight from neutral. Glencore: UBS cuts target from 530p to 490p, buy rating unchanged.Vodafone: Nomura reiterates buy rating and 230p target.Britvic: Nomura keeps buy recommendation and 425p target; Collins Stewart gives sell rating and 290p target. WH Smith: Peel Hunt keeps hold stance and 525p target; Prime Markets confirms buy rating and 568p target.Aegis: Peel Hunt maintains hold rating but raises target from 140p to 160p; UBS raises target from 180p to 190p, keeps buy rating.Colefax: Peel Hunt cuts target from 275p to 225p, hold rating kept.BTG: Peel Hunt reiterates buy recommendation and 340p target.Carphone Warehouse: UBS cuts target from 400p to 380p, buy rating unchanged.Chemring: UBS cuts target from 500p to 450p, buy rating unchanged.IQE: Peel Hunt raises target from 23p to 26p, hold rating unchanged.CareTech: Collins Stewart reiterates buy stance and 166p target.Charles Stanley: Peel Hunt remains a buyer with a 350p target.Thomas Cook: AlphaValue upgrades from add to buy, target cut from 19p to 18.9p.