Thursday broker round-up

Ascential: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 485p.

NCC: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 335p.

ConvaTec Group: Barclays reiterates overweight with a target price of 275p.

Smith & Nephew: Barclays reiterates overweight with a target price of 1,825p.

Tritax Eurobox: RBC Capital Markets reiterates outperform with a target price of 130p.

John Wood Group: RBC Capital Markets reiterates outperform with a target price of 330p.

Vodafone: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a target price of 165p.

Reckitt: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a target price of 8,000p.

Stagecoach: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a target price of 115p.

Serco Group: Liberum reiterates buy with a target price of 180p.

Dixons Carphone: Liberum reiterates buy with a target price of 175p.