Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

29th May 2013 08:59

AEC Education: WH Ireland lowers target price from 16p to 11p retaining a buy recommendation.Bodycote: JP Morgan downgrades to underweight with a target price of 495p.BTG: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 440p to 475p retaining a buy recommendation.De La Rue: Investec raises target price from 960p to 1050p and upgrades from add to buy.Grainger: Jefferies shifts target price from 162p to 176p keeping a buy recommendation.Halfords Group: Espirito Santo reduces target price from 350p to 305p downgrading to neutral.Hansteen Holdings: Jefferies shifts target price from 86p to 87p and reiterates a hold recommendation.IDOX: Investec lowers target price from 68p to 58p keeping a buy recommendation.Iomart: Canaccord Genuity shifts target price from 264p to 272p and leaves its buy recommendation unaltered.New World Resources: Citi reduces target price from 100p to 65p and keeps a sell recommendation.Nocros: Canaccord Genuity initiates with a target price of 20p and a buy recommendation.Rank Group: Investec cuts target price from 257p to 200p retaining a buy recommendation.Smiths Group: Deutsche Bank downgrades to hold with a target price of 1400p.Spirax-Sarco-Engineering: JP Morgan initiates with a target price of 3250p and an overweight rating.SQS Software Quality Systems: Westhouse Securities increases target price from 325p to 400p and maintains its buy recommendation. Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 304p to 380p retaining its buy recommendation. Panmure Gordon takes target price from 295p to 336p and stays with its buy recommendation.Standard Life: Exane ups target price from 401p to 441p and leaves its outperform rating unchanged.SThree: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 310p to 330p, while its hold recommendation remains unchanged.Synergy Health: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 857p to 893p, but still recommends selling.Victrex: JP Morgan raises target price from 1400p to 1500p, while staying with its neutral rating.Vodafone Group: Exane moves target price from 185p to 193p keeping an underperform rating. Bank of America shifts target price from 215p to 220p and retains its buy recommendation.Wolseley: UBS takes target price from 3270p to 3600p, while maintaining its neutral rating.