Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

4th Dec 2013 09:21

Afren: FinnCap lowers target price from 170p to 165p and downgrades to hold.Amlin: Espirito Santo upgrades to buy with a target price of 509p.Betfair: Citi raises target price from 1150p to 1225p maintaining a buy recommendation.Brewin Dolphin: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 285p to 304p upgrading from hold to buy.British Sky Broadcasting: Nomura ups target price from 850p to 870p and keeps a reduce rating.Bunzl: Cantor Fitzgerald increases target price from 1070p to 1260p, but still recommends selling.Cairn Energy: Liberum Capital cuts target price from 384p to 355p and maintains a buy recommendation.Compass Group: RBC Capital ups target price from 930p to 950p and reiterates an outperform rating.Consort Medical: Jefferies raises target price from 910p to 1000p and keeps a buy recommendation. Investec ups target price from 966p to 1005p keeping a buy recommendation. Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 895p to 980p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Daily Mail & General Trust: Nomura increases target price from 440p to 900p upgrading to neutral.Experian: Nomura takes target price from 1215p to 1250p retaining a buy recommendation.Faroe Petroleum: FinnCap upgrades to buy with a target price of 145p.Genel Energy: Credit Suisse increases target price from 1296p to 1430p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Genus: N+1 Singer reduces target price from 1357p to 1255p maintaining a hold recommendation.Greencore: Numis ups target price to 184p and keeps a hold recommendation.Greene King: Citi raises target price from 900p to 985p and leaves its buy recommendation unaltered.HICL Infrastructure: RBC Capital shifts target price from 130p to 133p upgrading to outperform.IMI: Investec increases target price from 1550p to 1640p upgrading from hold to buy.Informa: Nomura takes target price from 600p to 660p and stays with its buy recommendation.Innovation Group: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 45p to 46p and retains a buy recommendation.ITV: Nomura moves target price from 210p to 220p and keeps a buy recommendation.M&C Saatchi: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 357p.Micro Focus International: HSBC ups target price from 800p to 850p keeping a hold recommendation.Ophir Energy: Liberum Capital upgrades to hold with a target price of 325p.Pearson: Nomura ups target price from 1100p to 1140p maintaining a reduce rating. Societe Generale moves target price from 1290p to 1300p and retains its hold recommendation.Petra Diamonds: RBC Capital shifts target price from 150p to 160p, while its outperform rating remains kept.Polar Capital Holdings: Canaccord Genuity upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 550p. Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 518p.Premier Oil: FinnCap lowers target price from 420p to 405p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.Randgold Resources: Investec upgrades to buy with a target price of 5095p.Reckitt Benckiser: UBS reduces target price from 5210p to 4550p and downgrades from buy to sell.Reed Elsevier: Nomura takes target price from 900p to 975p and stays with its buy recommendation.Rightmove: Nomura initiates with a target price of 2900p and a buy recommendation.Safestore Holdings: Investec raises target price from 140p to 196p reiterating a buy recommendation.Sage Group: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 333p to 341p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 383p.Salamander Energy: FinnCap lowers target price from 145p to 140p staying with its buy recommendation.Speedy Hire: RBC Capital cuts target price from 70p to 51p downgrading to neutral.St Modwen Properties: Numis raises target price from 280p to 401p, while leaving its add rating unchanged.UBM: Nomura cuts target price from 800p to 740p downgrading to neutral.Vodafone Group: UBS ups target price from 245p to 260p retaining its buy recommendation.WPP Group: Nomura raises target price from 1450p to 1600p and reiterates a buy recommendation.