Friday broker round-up
Air Partner: Northland upgrades from 'hold' to 'buy' with a target price of 400p.
Ashley House: WH Ireland lowers target price from 16p to 10p, while keeping its 'speculative buy' recommendation.
BG Group: Investec reduces target price from 1000p to 800p and downgrades from 'hold' to 'sell'.
BP: Investec cuts target price from 440p to 410p and maintains a 'hold' recommendation.
Centrica: UBS lowers target price from 280p to 275p, while upgrading from 'sell' to 'neutral'.
Croda: N+1 Singer raises target price from 2450p to 2800p, while downgrading from 'buy' to 'hold'.
Euromoney: UBS cuts target price from 1400p to 1350p and keeps a 'buy' recommendation.
e2v Technologies: Investec ups target price from 220p to 250p and leaves its 'buy' recommendation unchanged.
Fenner: Investec lowers target price from 190p to 180p and stays with its 'hold' recommendation.
Fuller, Smith & Turner: Numis ups target price from 1100p to 1150p and retains an 'add' rating.
HSBC Holdings: UBS shifts target price from 725p to 730p and maintains a 'buy' recommendation.
Imperial Tabacco: UBS increases target price from 2900p to 3350p and keeps a 'buy' recommendation.
KAZ Minerals: Numis upgrades from 'reduce' to 'add' with a target price of 230p.
NCC Group: N+1 Singer lowers target price from 194p to 190p and keeps its 'sell' recommendation.
Next Fifteen Communications: Canaccord ups target price from 165p to 176p and leaves its 'buy' recommendation unchanged.
Pearson: Numis raises target price from 1193p to 1265p, reiterating its 'hold' recommendation.
Polymetal: Canaccord cuts target price from 600p to 580p and stays with its 'hold' recommendation.
Renishaw: UBS ups target price from 2400p to 2450p and retains a 'neutral'.
Royal Dutch Shell: Investec reduces target price from 2250p to 2100p, keeping a 'hold' recommendation.
SOCO International: Numis cuts target price from 399p to 349p and maintains a 'buy' recommendation. UBS lowers target price from 270p to 260p and stays with its 'neutral' rating.
Sportech: Investec cuts target price from 102p to 76p and reiterates a 'buy' recommendation.