Tuesday broker round-up - UPDATE

7th Feb 2012 10:14

Shire: Goldman Sachs reiterates 'conviction buy.'Misys: Berenberg Bank downgrades to hold from buy.BP: Nomura maintains neutral rating and 500p target.Cairn: UBS ups target from 291p to 370p, neutral rating kept; Credit Suisse ups target from 357p to 369p, neutral rating kept.Rio Tinto: Credit Suisse maintains outperform rating and 5,000p target.Barclays: Credit Suisse reiterates outperform rating and 200p target.Sage Group: Merchant Securities initiates coverage with a hold recommendation and 320p target.Beazley: Nomura keeps neutral rating and 136p target; Peel Hunt reiterates buy and 170p target.Amlin: Nomura maintains buy stance and 365p target; Peel Hunt keeps buy stance and 434p target. 888 Holdings: Panmure Gordon raises target from 63p to 84p, buy rating unchanged; Peel Hunt raises target from 46p to 63p, buy rating kept.Bellway: Panmure Gordon ups target from 802p to 808p, hold recommendation kept; Peel Hunt keeps hold and 615p target.DS Smith: Panmure Gordon reiterates buy rating and 196p target.Fuller Smith & Turner: Panmure Gordon keeps hold rating and 735p target.Halfords: Panmure Gordon upgrades from hold to buy, target lifted from 300p to 375p.RPS Group: Panmure Gordon raises target from 230p to 270p, buy rating kept.TUI Travel: Panmure Gordon keeps hold and 160p target; Peel Hunt puts 140p target under review, hold rating kept.Victrex: Peel Hunt downgrades from buy to hold, target left at 1,425p.WS Atkins: Panmure Gordon reiterates buy rating and 860p target.Shanks: Peel Hunt reiterates buy rating and 126p target.