Broker Recommendations
Broker tips: Shaftesbury, Electrocomponents
Analysts at Liberum raised their target price on real estate investment trust Shaftesbury from 680. 0p to 700. 0p, citing "a tale of two halves".
Broker tips: GB Group, Gaming Realms
Barclays upgraded GB Group to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' on Monday, hiking the price target to 1,000. 0p from 865. 0p following the company’s acquisition of US identity identification business Acuant.
Broker tips: IQE, Forterra
Analysts at Deutsche Bank lowered their target price on semiconductor manufacturer IQE from 60. 0p to 50. 0p on Friday following the group's "disappointing" fourth-quarter trading update.
Broker tips: Capita, InterContinental Hotels, Eurocell
RBC Capital Markets upgraded outsourcer Capita on Thursday to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and lifted the price target to 70. 0p from 55. 0p, saying it was "one for the brave".
Broker tips: Alpha FMC, Deliveroo, Just Eat, Hochschild Mining
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on asset and wealth management industry consultant Alpha Financial Markets Consulting from 420. 0p to 470. 0p on Wednesday, citing the group's accelerated first-half performance.
Broker tips: Barratt Developments, Crest Nicholson, GB Group, Big Yellow
Analysts at Berenberg upgraded construction firms Barratt Developments and Crest Nicholson from 'hold' to 'buy' on Tuesday, stating it was "challenging the rate rise narrative".
Broker tips: BT Group, Hochschild Mining, ITV, Cerillion
Citi upped its price target for BT Group on Monday, arguing that the telecoms company had entered into a period of "solid" earnings growth.
Broker tips: Rotork, Touchstone Exploration
Analysts at Berenberg slightly lowered their target price on manufacturer Rotork from 425. 0p to 410. 0p on Friday following the group's recent trading update.
Broker tips: Diageo, Relx, Biffa, Aston Martin Lagonda
Analysts at Barclays raised their estimates for Diageo's first half sales and profits, saying that they underestimated the company's potential.
Broker tips: Marks & Spencer, Diageo
Jefferies cut its rating on Marks & Spencer shares to 'hold' with the company's turnaround "finally recognised" by the market.
Broker tips: Marks & Spencer's, Trainline
Analyst at Berenberg raised their target price on retailer Marks & Spencer's from 215. 0p to 265. 0p on Tuesday after the group's "ReMarksable" interim results.
Broker tips: Direct Line, Admiral, EasyJet, Kainos, B&M European Value Retail
Analysts at Berenberg changed up their positions on Direct Line and Admiral Group on Monday after taking a fresh look at both insurers.
Broker tips: Auto Trader, Johnson Matthey
Analysts at Liberum raised their target price for shares of 'top pick' Auto Trader on the back of its latest interims, saying the group's performance was proof that its shift towards a strategy based on average revenues per retailer was paying dividends.
Berenberg lowers target price on Johnson Matthey
Analyst at Berenberg lowered their target price on chemicals company Johnson Matthey from 3,600. 0p to 2,800. 0p on Friday, stating Thursday's announcement that it would exit its nascent battery materials business changed the nature of the stock's equity story.
Broker tips: NCC Group, Sabre Insurance
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity upgraded software outfit NCC Group from 'hold' to 'buy' on Thursday, citing valuation grounds as their primary reasoning.
Broker tips: Oxford Nanopore, Babcock
Four banks initiated coverage of DNA sequencing company Oxford Nanopore on Wednesday with positive ratings.
Broker tips: Savills, IAG, Ideagen, ITM Power, BT
Numis has upped both profit forecasts and its price target for Savills after a buoyant update from the upmarket estate agent.
Broker tips: Vaalco Energy, Capital & Regional, Darktrace
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity slightly raised their target price on hydrocarbon exploration firm Vaalco Energy from 335. 0p to 345. 0p on Monday, stating the firm was currently "well set for growth".
Broker tips: Clinigen, Flutter Entertainment
Analysts at Liberum lowered their target price on pharmaceutical services and products group Clinigen from 886. 0p to 800. 0p on Friday but stated risks still appeared to be "skewed to the upside".
Broker tips: Greggs, Trainline,
Analysts at Berenberg reinstated their recommendation to 'buy' Greggs and bumped up their target price on the back of the company's first-ever capital markets day.