Friday broker round-up UPDATE
AstraZeneca
12,050.00p
16:49 03/05/24
Avacta Group
45.50p
16:55 03/05/24
Banks
4,215.47
16:54 03/05/24
Barclays
202.35p
16:40 03/05/24
Beverages
21,855.94
16:54 03/05/24
Bodycote
696.00p
16:40 03/05/24
Breedon Group
373.50p
16:35 03/05/24
Capita
13.54p
16:50 03/05/24
Computacenter
2,588.00p
16:35 03/05/24
Construction & Materials
10,131.33
16:54 03/05/24
CVS Group
975.00p
16:34 03/05/24
Daily Mail and General Trust A (Non.V)
270.00p
16:40 07/01/22
Diageo
2,729.00p
16:49 03/05/24
Dignity
549.00p
16:45 24/05/23
Financial Services
14,418.79
16:54 03/05/24
FTSE 100
8,213.49
16:59 03/05/24
FTSE 250
20,164.54
17:00 03/05/24
FTSE 350
4,515.50
16:54 03/05/24
FTSE AIM 100
3,724.78
17:14 03/05/24
FTSE AIM 50
4,045.34
17:14 03/05/24
FTSE AIM All-Share
771.53
17:14 03/05/24
FTSE All-Share
4,469.09
17:14 03/05/24
FTSE Small Cap
6,590.64
16:59 03/05/24
Gas, Water & Multiutilities
6,101.32
16:54 03/05/24
General Industrials
7,123.15
16:54 03/05/24
General Retailers
3,936.57
16:54 03/05/24
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
1,960.00p
16:45 03/05/24
IMI
1,765.00p
16:40 03/05/24
Industrial Engineering
13,534.47
16:54 03/05/24
Informa
815.80p
16:40 03/05/24
Insurance (non-life)
3,539.49
16:54 03/05/24
Intu Properties
1.78p
13:56 29/06/20
Lancashire Holdings Limited
596.00p
16:35 03/05/24
Lloyds Banking Group
52.18p
16:49 03/05/24
Man Group
265.20p
16:40 03/05/24
Media
11,969.28
16:54 03/05/24
Micro Focus International
532.00p
16:40 30/01/23
Mining
10,084.30
16:54 03/05/24
NATWEST GROUP
305.00p
16:35 03/05/24
Next
9,098.00p
16:40 03/05/24
Oil & Gas Producers
9,466.10
16:54 03/05/24
Parkmead Group (The)
15.75p
16:55 03/05/24
Pennon Group
698.50p
16:35 03/05/24
Personal Goods
16,402.06
16:54 03/05/24
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
23,112.61
16:54 03/05/24
PZ Cussons
105.20p
16:40 03/05/24
Randgold Resources Ltd.
6,546.00p
17:00 28/12/18
Real Estate Investment Trusts
2,309.39
16:54 03/05/24
Rightmove
543.60p
16:40 03/05/24
RPS Group
221.00p
16:39 23/01/23
Schroders
354.80p
17:15 03/05/24
SDL
660.00p
16:49 03/11/20
Severn Trent
2,517.00p
16:40 03/05/24
Shell 'A'
1,895.20p
17:05 28/01/22
Software & Computer Services
2,488.52
16:54 03/05/24
Support Services
10,662.27
16:54 03/05/24
UBM
1,080.00p
16:44 15/06/18
Vesuvius
491.00p
16:35 03/05/24
Weir Group
2,014.00p
16:40 03/05/24
AstraZeneca: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 3950p to 4000p staying with its hold recommendation.
Avacta: Numis places both its target price and its buy recommendation under review.
Barclays: Berenberg upgrades from sell to hold with a target price of 220p.
Bodycote: UBS shifts target price from 860p to 865p and maintains a buy recommendation.
Breedon: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 50p and a buy recommendation.
Capita: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 1250p to 1215p and downgrades from outperform to neutral.
Computacenter: Jefferies cuts target price from 720p to 690p retaining a hold recommendation.
CVS Group: Berenberg starts with a target price of 410p and a buy recommendation.
Daily Mail & General Trust: Numis shifts target price from 1180p to 1185p and stays with its buy recommendation.
Diageo: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1835p to 1540p downgrading from hold to sell.
Dignity: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 1600p and a buy recommendation.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals: Jefferies moves target price from 1600p to 1610p and keeps a hold recommendation.
IMI: Investec places its target price (prev.: 1570p) under review, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.
Informa: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 527p to 550p upgrading from sell to neutral.
Intu Properties: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 270p to 280p and maintains a hold recommendation.
Lancashire Holdings: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 800p to 680p, while leaving its outperform rating unaltered.
Lloyds Banking Group: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 87p to 89p and keeps a buy recommendation.
Man Group: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 125p.
Micro Focus: Jefferies raises target price from 420p to 635p, while maintaining an underperform rating.
Next: Berenberg raises target price from 7740p to 8075p maintaining a buy recommendation.
Parkmead: Numis initiates with a target price of 262p and a buy recommendation.
Pennon Group: Credit Suisse moves target price from 645p to 655p and reiterates an underperform rating.
PZ Cussons: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 400p to 410p retaining a buy recommendation.
Randgold Resources: UBS downgrades from buy to neutral with a target price of 5400p. RBC Capital reduces target price from 5300p to 5200p and stays with a neutral rating.
Rightmove: Jefferies reduces target price from 2260p to 2177p keeping a hold recommendation.
Rolls-Royce Group: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 900p to 860p retaining its sell recommendation.
Royal Bank of Scotland: Investec ups target price from 325p to 340p, while downgrading from hold to sell.
Royal Dutch Shell: Jefferies increases target price from 2460p to 2730p upgrading from hold to buy. UBS raises target price from 2300p to 2450p staying with its neutral rating.
RPS Group: Jefferies reduces target price from 385p to 320p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.
Schroders: Jefferies raises target price from 2300p to 2500p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Numis cuts target price from 3087p to 3042p retaining its buy recommendation.
SDL: Jefferies reduces target price from 620p to 480p, while keeping a buy recommendation.
Severn Trent: Credit Suisse increases target price from 1540p to 1730p upgrading to neutral.
Smith & Nephew: Investec downgrades from buy to add with a target price of 1100p.
UBM: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 725p to 680p and retains a hold recommendation.
United Utilities: Credit Suisse raises target price from 680p to 730p, while downgrading to underperform.
Vesuvius: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 465p) and its add rating under review.
Weir Group: Morgan Stanley raises target price from 2440p to 2510p and keeps an equal-weight rating.
Zoopla Property: Jefferies initiates with a target price of 325p and a buy recommendation.