Thursday broker round-up
Amlin: Numis upgrades to 'buy' with a target price of 535p.
Banks
3,895.51
17:09 19/04/24
Barclays
185.84p
16:40 19/04/24
Beverages
22,467.12
17:10 19/04/24
Britvic
845.00p
16:35 19/04/24
Darty
171.25p
16:35 15/08/16
Electronic & Electrical Equipment
9,546.13
17:10 19/04/24
Ferguson
16,920.00p
16:54 19/04/24
Food & Drug Retailers
3,705.02
17:10 19/04/24
Food Producers & Processors
7,621.47
17:10 19/04/24
FTSE 100
7,895.85
16:59 19/04/24
FTSE 250
19,391.30
17:09 19/04/24
FTSE 350
4,341.08
17:09 19/04/24
FTSE AIM All-Share
745.67
17:08 19/04/24
FTSE All-Share
4,296.41
17:08 19/04/24
FTSE Small Cap
6,331.12
17:04 19/04/24
General Retailers
3,864.64
17:09 19/04/24
Greencore Group (CDI)
128.00p
16:35 19/04/24
HSBC Holdings
646.20p
16:44 19/04/24
IMI
1,729.00p
17:15 19/04/24
Industrial Engineering
13,663.38
17:10 19/04/24
Informa
783.60p
17:05 19/04/24
Lexington Gold Ltd (DI)
5.40p
16:55 19/04/24
Lloyds Banking Group
50.92p
16:34 19/04/24
Media
11,718.72
17:10 19/04/24
Mining
10,765.51
17:10 19/04/24
NATWEST GROUP
276.70p
16:34 19/04/24
Oxford Instruments
2,105.00p
16:40 19/04/24
Real Estate Investment Trusts
2,211.73
17:09 19/04/24
Sainsbury (J)
258.80p
16:40 19/04/24
Shaftesbury
421.60p
16:44 03/03/23
Stagecoach Group
104.70p
16:34 27/06/22
Standard Chartered
666.80p
16:40 19/04/24
Support Services
10,465.25
17:10 19/04/24
Travel & Leisure
7,521.61
17:10 19/04/24
Amerisur Resources: PeelHunt lowers target price from 58p to 50p and reiterates a 'hold' recommendation.
Associated British Foods: Citi raises target price from 3100p to 3700p and maintains its 'buy' recommendation.
Avingtrans: FinnCap upgrades to 'buy' with a target price of 130p.
Barclays: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 272p to 300p and upgrades to 'buy'. Morgan Stanley shifts target price from 265p to 270p and stays with its 'equal-weight' rating.
British Sky Broadcasting: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1100p to 1000p, downgrading to 'hold'.
Britvic: UBS cuts target price from 740p to 700p and retains a 'neutral' rating.
Centrica: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 300p to 290p and retains a 'neutral' rating.
Compass Group: Jefferies raises target price from 890p to 1030p and reiterates a 'hold' recommendation. Berenberg initiates with a target price of 1262p and a 'buy' recommendation.
Darty: UBS cuts target price from 120p to 95p and stays with its 'buy' recommendation.
Greencore: Investec ups target price from 278p to 295p and maintains its 'buy' recommendation.
HSBC Holdings: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 740p to 750p, while downgrading to 'neutral'. Morgan Stanley moves target price from 590p to 605p and reiterates an 'underweight' rating.
IMI: Investec reduces target price from 1425p to 1390p, while leaving its 'buy' recommendation unaltered. PeelHunt upgrades from 'hold' to 'buy' with a target price of 1450p.
Informa: N+1 Singer lowers target price from 430p to 427p and stays with its 'sell' recommendation. Investec cuts target price from 500p to 482p and retains a 'hold' recommendation.
International Ferro Metals: Numis lowers target price from 30p to 25p and maintains a 'buy' recommendation.
Latham (James): Northland ups target price from 560p to 590p and reiterates its 'buy' recommendation.
Lloyds Banking Group: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 95p to 105p and keeps an 'overweight' rating.
Oxford Instruments: Investec reduces target price from 1405p to 1300p, while staying with its 'buy' recommendation.
PayPoint: Numis upgrades to 'reduce' with a target price of 800p.
Playtech: Credit Suisse ups target price from 580p to 600p, staying with its 'underperform' rating.
Poundland: JP Morgan moves target price from 377p to 381p and keeps an 'overweight' rating.
Richland Resources: Beaufort downgrades to 'hold'.
Royal Bank of Scotland: Morgan Stanley ups target price from 350p to 405p and maintains an 'equal-weight' rating.
Royal Mail: Jefferies cuts target price from 400p to 360p and keeps an 'underperform' rating.
Sainsbury: Shore downgrades from 'hold' to 'sell'.
Shaftesbury: Liberum increases target price from 721p to 871p, upgrading to 'buy'. PeelHunt raises target price from 665p to 790p and maintains a 'hold' recommendation.
Signet Jewelers: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 7550p to 8900p, keeping its 'buy' recommendation.
Stagecoach: Investec places its target price (prev.: 405p) under review, keeping an 'add' rating.
Standard Chartered: Morgan Stanley cuts target price from 850p to 835p and retains its 'underweight' rating.
Surface Transforms: Cantor shifts target price from 15p to 20p and keeps a 'buy' recommendation.
Thomas Cook Group: Panmure cuts target price from 213p to 188p and reiterates a 'buy' recommendation. Barclays reduces target price from 224p to 122p and downgrades to 'equal-weight'. Citi reduces target price from 250p to 140p and leaves its 'buy' recommendation unchanged.
Tullett Prebon: Numis lowers target price from 320p to 305p, staying with its 'buy' recommendation.
Uls Technology: Numis upgrades to 'buy' with a target price of 50p.
Volex: FinnCap lowers target price from 90p to 85p, keeping a 'buy' recommendation.
Wolseley: Citi increases target price from 3660p to 3800p, while downgrading to 'neutral'. Credit Suisse raises target price from 3800p to 4000p and keeps an 'outperform' rating.