Thursday broker round-up - UPDATE

1st Mar 2012 09:33

RBS: Berenberg downgrades to sell from buy. Randgold Resources: Nomura maintains buy rating and 9,850p target.BG Group: Nomura maintains buy rating and 1,865p target.WPP: Nomura maintains buy rating and 990p target.BAE Systems: UBS ups target from 320p to 360p, buy rating unchanged.Capita: UBS raises target from 650p to 725p, neutral recommendation kept.Henderson: UBS ups target from 110p to 135p, neutral rating maintained.ITV: UBS ups target from 85p to 100p, buy stance reiterated.Standard Chartered: UBS lifts target from 1,600p to 1,800p, buy rating kept.Man Group: Credit Suisse reiterates outperform rating and 175p target; Peel Hunt maintains buy rating and 160p target; Oriel reiterates add.Imperial Tobacco: Credit Suisse lifts target from 2,500p to 2,660p, outperform rating kept.Weir: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold, target cut from 2,550p to 2,350p.Morrison: Credit Suisse maintains outperform recommendation and 330p target.Experian: Shore Capital retains buy stance and 945p target.Carnival: Panmure Gordon maintains sell rating and 1,443p target.Spirent Communications: Panmure Gordon raises target from 156p to 161p, buy rating retained.UBM: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold, target cut from 700p to 600p.Derwent London: Peel Hunt keeps buy rating and 1,837p target.Galliford Try: Peel Hunt reiterates buy recommendation and 650p target.Howden Joinery: Peel Hunt maintains buy stance and 130p target; Panmure Gordon keeps hold rantStagecoach: Peel Hunt stays a buyer with a 339p target price; Panmure Gordon keeps buy rating and 300p target.Synergy Health: Peel Hunt raises target from 925p to 1,000p, buy rating kept.Unite Group: Peel Hunt keeps buy rating and 250p target.Jardine Lloyd Thompson: Panmure Gordon keeps sell recommendation and 650p target.Ocado: Panmure Gordon remains a seller with a target of 50p.SIG: Panmure Gordon maintains buy rating and 165p target.Exchanging: Peel Hunt upgrades from sell to hold, target raised from 60p to 80p.easyJet: AlphaValue upgrades to add from reduce, target lifted from 472.4p to 477.5p.Robert Walters: Peel Hunt downgrades from hold to sell, target left at 180p.SQS: Peel Hunt upgrades from hold to buy, target hiked from 168p to 260p.Communisis: Panmure Gordon upgrades from hold to buy, target lifted from 39p to 47p.