Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

23rd Jul 2014 09:01

Abcam: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 375p to 400p and upgrades from hold to buy.ARM Holdings: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 975p to 950p and maintains a hold recommendation. Credit Suisse lowers target price from 1125p to 1100p and leaves its outperform rating unaltered.Beazley: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 290p to 270p staying with its buy recommendation.BG Group: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1450p to 1520p, while staying with its reduce rating.B&M: Deutsche Bank initiates with a target price of 290p and a hold recommendation. Goldman Sachs starts with a target price of 350p and a buy recommendation. Credit Suisse initiates with a target price of 330p and an outperform rating.BP: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 530p to 560p and keeps a buy recommendation.Brewin Dolphin: Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 304p to 320p and upgrades from hold to buy. Panmure Gordon cuts target price from 400p to 342p, while staying with its buy recommendation.BSkyB: Jefferies raises target price from 860p to 940p and reiterates a hold recommendation.Capita Group: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 650p to 1320p and upgrades from sell to buy. Investec raises target price from 1100p to 1230p upgrading from hold to add.Chariot Oil & Gas: Northland Capital cuts target price from 40.5p to 28p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.Cobham: Jefferies raises target price from 290p to 350p and retains a buy recommendation.Croda International: Jefferies reduces target price from 2420p to 2300p and stays with its hold recommendation. Goldman Sachs cuts target price from 2800p to 2750p keeping a buy recommendation.Energy Assets: Numis raises target price from 380p to 530p and upgrades from add to buy.Entertainment One: Investec moves target price from 360p to 370p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Falcon Oil & Gas: FinnCap initiates with a target price of 27p and a buy recommendation.GKN: Investec reduces target price from 420p to 380p and stays with its add rating.Hilton Food Group: Investec lowers target price from 503p to 501p, while upgrading from add to buy.Immunodiagnostic Systems: FinnCap ups target price from 450p to 500p and stays with its hold recommendation.ITV: Nomura ups target price from 220p to 235p and retains a buy recommendation.Morgan Advanced Materials: Investec cuts target price from 365p to 345p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Patisserie Holdings: Canaccord Genuity initiates with a target price of 220p and a buy recommendation.Poundland: Deutsche Bank initiates with a target price of 330p and a hold recommendation.Provident Financial: Numis raises target price to 2139p and keeps a buy recommendation. Panmure Gordon increases target price 1700p to 2000p retaining a hold recommendation.QinetiQ: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 225p to 205p downgrading from buy to hold.Renishaw: Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 1750p. Investec places its target price (prev.: 1810p) under review and keeps a buy recommendation.Royal Dutch Shell: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 2650p to 2800p and reiterates its buy recommendation.Senior: Investec cuts target price from 310p to 290p, while upgrading from hold to add.Serco Group: Jefferies reduces target price from 435p to 340p and keeps a hold recommendation.SIG: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 190p to 189p and keeps a hold recommendation.Standard Chartered: Credit Suisse cuts target price from 1200p to 1150p and stays with its underperform rating.Synergy Health: Investec raises target price from 1450p to 1565p and maintains a buy recommendation.