Friday broker round-up UPDATE

15th Aug 2014 09:47

Admiral Group: Berenberg raises target price from 1090p to 1168p, but still recommends selling. Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1400p to 1220p keeping a sell recommendation.Centamin: Numis downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 70p.Direct Line Group: Berenberg shifts target price from 254p to 261p retaining a hold recommendation.esure Group: Berenberg ups target price from 267p to 286p upgrading from hold to buy.Infinis: RBC Capital cuts target price from 290p to 260p retaining an outperform rating.Ithaca Energy: Liberum Capital lowers target price from 189p to 178p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.Ophir Energy: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 330p to 280p maintaining a buy recommendation. UBS lowers target price from 250p to 230p and stays with its neutral rating. Credit Suisse reduces target price from 305p to 295p retaining an outperform rating.Partnership Assurance: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 145p to 125p and reiterates a hold recommendation.Premier Oil: UBS raises target price from 345p to 380p upgrading from neutral to buy.Restaurant Group: N+1 Singer downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 700p.Smith & Nephew: Morgan Stanley increases target price from 980p to 1026p, while downgrading to equal-weight.SSE: RBC Capital upgrades to neutral with a target price of 1500p.St James's Place: Credit Suisse ups target price from 785p to 830p and keeps a neutral rating.Zoopla Property: Beaufort initiates with a buy recommendation.