Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

30th Jul 2014 09:50

Antofagasta: Westhouse Securities downgrades from add to neutral with a target price of 885p. Investec places its target price (prev.: 690p) under review, while keeping its sell recommendation.Aureus Mining: FinnCap lowers target price from 66p to 62p maintaining a buy recommendation.British American Tabacco: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 2900p to 2925p, but still recommends selling.Devro: N+1 Singer upgrades to hold with a target price of 211p.Fdm Group: Investec initiates with a target price of 400p and a buy recommendation.Gem Diamonds: RBC Capital moves target price from 210p to 220p keeping an outperform rating.GKN: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 379p to 346p and stays with its hold recommendation. Espirito Santo cuts target price from 450p to 425p retaining a buy recommendation.Hiscox: Numis cuts target price from 785p to 710p downgrading from add to hold.Hutchison China MediTech: UBS raises target price from 1000p to 1250p keeping a buy recommendation.Informa: Berenberg lowers target price from 530p to 520p and stays with its hold recommendation. Numis cuts target price from 645p to 620p, while its buy recommendation is kept.ITV: Westhouse Securities downgrades from buy to add with a target price of 220p.Jardine Lloyd Thompson: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1165p to 1070p downgrading from buy to hold.National Express: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 300p) and its hold recommendation under review.Next: Jefferies increases target price from 7500p to 8000p and stays with its buy recommendation.Pace: Jefferies cuts target price from 467p to 425p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Peer TV: Daniel Stewart initiates with a target price of 2.6p and a buy recommendation.Reckitt Benckiser: UBS raises target price from 4450p to 4550p, but still recommends selling.Reed Elsevier: Berenberg ups target price from 930p to 960p and keeps a hold recommendation.Rentokil Initial: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 109p to 114p and reiterates a hold recommendation.Rightmove: Numis raises target price from 3360p to 3397p leaving its buy recommendation unaltered. Westhouse Securities reduces target price from 2700p to 2585p, while upgrading from neutral to add.Royal Mail Group: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 486p to 400p and retains a hold recommendation.SAB Miller: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 3000p to 3500p and stays with its hold recommendation.Shanta Gold: FinnCap lowers target price from 18p to 17.25p and retains a buy recommendation.Smith & Nephew: Credit Suisse ups target price from 865p to 890p keeping a neutral rating.Spectris: FinnCap reduces target price to 2350p retaining an outperform rating. Investec reduces target price from 2720p to 2580p staying with its buy recommendation.Standard Chartered: Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 1400p.St. James's Place: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 950p to 925p and maintains a buy recommendation.Tate & Lyle: Jefferies reduces target price from 715p to 685p and keeps a hold recommendation.Telecity: Goldman Sachs raises target price from 945p to 1045p and keeps a buy recommendation.Thomas Cook Group: Berenberg cuts target price from 200p to 170p retaining a buy recommendation.Tullett Prebon: UBS ups target price from 230p to 250p and upgrades from sell to neutral. Espirito Santo cuts target price from 309p to 284p, while upgrading from neutral to buy.Tullow Oil: Westhouse Securities cuts target price from 960p to 930p retaining an add rating.Vp: WH Ireland takes target price from 775p to 800p and retains a buy recommendation.4imprint: WH Ireland shifts target price from 795p to 800p and keeps a buy recommendation. Espirito Santo moves target price from 760p to 775p maintaining a buy recommendation.