Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

18th Sep 2013 08:28

African Minerals: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 410p to 330p, while its buy recommendation remains unaltered.Amlin: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 405p to 420p and reiterates a neutral rating.Andor Technology: Investec takes target price from 360p to 410p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.AngloAmerican: Liberum Capital downgrades to sell.Associated British Foods: Berenberg cuts target price from 2000p to 1960p and retains a hold recommendation.Aviva: Goldman Sachs takes target price from 405p to 430p and leaves its neutral rating unaltered.Avon Rubber: Investec moves target price from 500p to 520p reiterating a hold recommendation.BAE Systems: Investec revises target price from 450p to 485p and maintains a buy recommendation.Balfour Beatty: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 251p to 275p and retains a neutral rating.Barratt Developments: Numis shifts target price from 320p to 330p and keeps its hold recommendation.Bodycote: Investec raises target price from 660p to 725p, while downgrading to add.Brammer: Investec ups target price from 450p to 485p, while downgrading to hold.Catlin Group: Goldman Sachs shifts target price from 540p to 550p keeping a neutral rating.Chemring Group: Investec downgrades to add with a target price of 340p.Cobham: Investec cuts target price from 290p to 275p and downgrades to sell.Cohort: Investec ups target price from 205p to 230p and reiterates its buy recommendation.Debenhams: N+1 Singer downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 110p. Deutsche Bank moves target price from 100p to 115p and maintains a buy recommendation. HSBC shifts target price from 110p to 120p and stays with its overweight rating.De La Rue: Investec ups target price from 1050p to 1070p, while downgrading to add.Direct Line: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 245p to 255p maintaining a neutral rating.EG Solutions: Panmure Gordon takes target price from 111p to 122p and keeps a buy recommendation.e2v technologies: Investec lowers target price from 210p to 205p, while its buy recommendation remains unaltered.Fenner: Investec shifts target price from 370p to 375p, while downgrading to sell.First Group: JP Morgan ups target price from 137p to 145p retaining an overweight rating. Citi moves target price from 105p to 128p and maintains a neutral rating.Fresnillo: UBS reduces target price from 1250p to 1150p and reiterates a neutral rating.GKN: Investec ups target price from 395p to 410p and leaves its buy recommendation unchanged.Go-Ahead Group: Citi raises target price from 1525p to 1745p upgrading to buy.Goldenport: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 40p to 50p and upgrades from hold to buy.Gooch & Housego: Investec increases target price from 580p to 630p and reiterates a buy recommendation.G4S: Jefferies cuts target price from 310p to 290p, while keeping a buy recommendation.Halma: Investec ups target price from 600p to 635p and retains a buy recommendation.Hellenic Carriers: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 30p to 40p and maintains a hold recommendation.Hills & Smith Holdings: Investec downgrades to hold with a target price of 455p.Hiscox: Goldman Sachs increases target price from 495.51p to 520p, but still recommends selling.IMI: Investec takes target price from 1480p to 1550p maintaining a hold recommendation.Laird: Investec moves target price from 180p to 190p, but still recommends selling.JD Sports Fashion: Investec raises target price from 940p to 1080p and stays with its buy recommendation.Legal & General Group: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 195p to 205p retaining a neutral rating. Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 180p to 215p and keeps a hold recommendation.Meggitt: Investec downgrades to add with a target price of 600p.Melrose: Investec shifts target price from 315p to 318p, while downgrading to add.Micro Focus: Panmure Gordon revises target price from 835p to 845p and maintains a buy recommendation.Morgan Advanced Materials: Investec ups target price from 380p to 410p keeping a buy recommendation.National Express: Citi takes target price from 221p to 283p, while downgrading to neutral.Old Mutual: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 217p to 230p and retains a buy recommendation.Oxford Instruments: Investec ups target price from 1500p to 1515p staying with its hold recommendation.Petra Diamonds: Westhouse Securities upgrades to buy with a target price of 150p.Prudential: Goldman Sachs takes target price from 1350p to 1480p and keeps a buy recommendation.Pure Circle: Numis ups target price from 360p to 390p upgrading to add.QinetiQ: Investec increases target price from 190p to 220p upgrading to buy.Redrow: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 222p to 236p and stays with a hold recommendation.Renishaw: Investec raises target price from 1715p to 1825p reiterating a hold recommendation.Resolution: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 316p to 325p maintaining a neutral rating.Rolls-Royce Group: Investec reduces target price from 1340p to 1180p downgrading to add.Rotork: Investec takes target price from 2800p to 2950p and upgrades to hold.RSA Insurance Group: Goldman Sachs shifts target price from 128p to 135p and leaves its neutral rating unaltered.Smith (DS): Investec moves target price from 300p to 320p retaining a buy recommendation.Smiths Group: Investec ups target price from 1500p to 1590p and maintains a buy recommendation.Spectris: Investec increases target price from 2500p to 2780p and keeps a buy recommendation.Spirax-Sarco-Engineering: Investec revises target price from 3050p to 3150p, while leaving its hold recommendation unchanged.SQS Software Quality Systems: Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 400p to 540p and maintains a buy recommendation.Stagecoach: Citi raises target price from 285p to 328p, while staying with its neutral rating.Standard Life: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 300p to 315p, while still recommending selling.St James's Place: Goldman Sachs increases target price from 700p to 740p and stays with its buy recommendation.Synthomer: Jefferies raises target price from 220p to 305p upgrading from hold to buy.Tesco: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 428p to 415p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.Ultra Electronics: Investec increases target price from 2010p to 2100p retaining a buy recommendation.Vesuvius: Investec ups target price from 430p to 455p, but still recommends selling.Vitec Group: Investec takes target price from 810p to 870p and stays with its buy recommendation.Volex Group: Investec revises target price from 120p to 140p and retains its buy recommendation.Weir Group: Investec raises target price from 2490p to 2610p keeping a buy recommendation.Wolseley: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 2500p to 3620p upgrading from sell to hold.Xaar: Investec reduces target price from 920p to 840p, while its add rating is kept.XP Power: Investec raises target price from 1440p to 1540p and keeps a buy recommendation.