Friday broker round-up - UPDATE

2nd Mar 2012 09:28

Man Group: UBS raises target from 160p to 165p, buy rating unchanged.WPP: UBS ups target from 840p to 920p, buy rating kept.Standard Chartered: AlphaValue downgrades from reduce to sell, price target upped from 1,413.8p to 1,425.9p.IMI: Panmure Gordon keeps buy rating and 1,020p target.Cairn Energy: Nomura initiates coverage with a buy rating and 500p target.Tullow Oil: Nomura initiates coverage with a reduce rating and 1,650p target.SSE: Credit Suisse ups target from 1,400p to 1,450p, outperform rating unchanged.Weir: Credit Suisse raises target from 2,275p to 2,350p, outperform rating unchanged.Kazakhmys: Credit Suisse reiterates underperform rating and 1,200p target.Rentokil: Panmure Gordon keeps sell rating and 62p target.Regus: UBS downgrades from neutral to sell, target lifted from 90p to 100p.Spirent Communications: UBS hikes target from 155p to 170p, buy rating kept.Henderson: Credit Suisse ups target from 135p to 142p, outperform rating unchanged.Robert Walters: Credit Suisse raises target from 250p to 285p, outperform rating kept.Cove Energy: Merchant Securities keeps buy rating.Ophir Energy: Nomura initiates coverage with a buy rating and 525p argot.Premier Oil: Nomura initiates coverage with a reduce rating and 485p target.Soco International: Nomura initiates coverage with a buy rating and 400p target.Afren: Nomura initiates coverage with a buy rating and 180p target.Dragon Oil: Nomura resumes coverage with a buy rating and 781p target.Faroe Petrolem: Nomura initiates coverage with a buy rating and 225p target.