Friday broker round-up UPDATE
Afren: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 110p to 105p, leaving its hold recommendation unaltered.
Abrdn
136.20p
16:40 19/04/24
Afren
1.79p
16:34 14/07/15
Barclays
185.84p
16:40 19/04/24
Countrywide
394.80p
16:35 05/03/21
FTSE 100
7,895.85
16:59 19/04/24
Henderson Group
233.70p
17:04 26/05/17
KAZ Minerals
849.00p
16:40 10/05/21
Kofax Limited (DI)
735.00p
16:35 30/03/15
Lonmin
75.60p
11:03 14/06/19
Mobico Group
60.05p
16:40 19/04/24
Pennon Group
661.00p
16:40 19/04/24
Premier Farnell
185.00p
09:29 17/10/16
Renewi
563.00p
16:40 19/04/24
Rolls-Royce Holdings
395.50p
17:15 19/04/24
RPS Group
221.00p
16:39 23/01/23
Severn Trent
2,454.00p
16:35 19/04/24
Smith & Nephew
961.80p
16:45 19/04/24
Spectris
3,178.00p
16:44 19/04/24
St James's Place
423.00p
16:40 19/04/24
Superdry
9.06p
16:40 19/04/24
United Utilities Group
1,034.00p
16:44 19/04/24
Aviva: Barclays ups target price from 397p to 420p and reiterates its equal-weight rating.
Barclays: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 300p to 295p and leaves its buy recommendation.
Countrywide: Credit Suisse cuts target price from 572p to 538p and maintains its neutral rating.
Henderson Group: Citi reduces target price from 246p to 218p, while upgrading to buy.
Kazakhmys: JP Morgan lowers target price from 375p to 365p, reiterating its overweight rating.
Kofax: Jefferies reduces target price from 560p to 500p, while staying with its buy recommendation.
Lonmin: HSBC lowers target price from 267p to 252p, while upgrading to overweight.
Martinco: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 155p to 168p and keeps a buy recommendation.
National Express: UBS cuts target price from 330p to 310p and retains a buy recommendation.
Pennon Group: Investec initiates with a target price of 835p and a hold recommendation.
Premier Farnell: Numis cuts target price from 260p to 240p, while upgrading from add to buy.
Rolls Royce: JP Morgan reduces target price from 950p to 875p and keeps a neutral rating.
RPS Group: Jefferies cuts target price from 320p to 300p and maintains a buy recommendation.
Severn Trent: Investec initiates with a target price of 1735p and a sell recommendation.
Shanks Group: Liberum Capital cuts target price from 105p to 87p, retaining its hold recommendation.
Smith & Nephew: Morgan Stanley raises target price from 1026p to 1089p, reiterating its equal-weight rating. Goldman Sachs cuts target price from 1070p to 1050p and stays with its neutral rating.
Spectris: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 2330p to 2230p and stays with its hold recommendation.
St. James's Place: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 925p to 895p and keeps a buy recommendation.
SuperGroup: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1625p to 900p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged. Cantor Fitzgerald reduces target price from 1500p to 1000p, maintaining a buy recommendation.
ULS Technology: Numis lowers target price from 60p to 50p and downgrades from buy to add.
United Utilities: Investec initiates with a target price of 730p and a sell recommendation.