Broker Recommendations
Canaccord bumps Halfords up to 'buy', sees return to positive momentum
Canaccord Genuity upped its stance on Halfords to 'buy' from 'hold' on Friday, lifting the price target to 436p from 370p following the company's third-quarter update a day earlier.
Fevertree shoots higher on bid speculation and broker 'buy' recommendation
Fevertree Drinks is in a "unique" position to capitalise on the 'premiumisation' or 'gin-naissance' trends in the drink industry, analysts believe, leading to rumours on Friday that the company may be a takeover target.
EasyJet to take off on back of Air Berlin slots acquisition - Morgan Stanley
EasyJet looks ready to reap the benefits of its moves to expand its short-haul flight business, as its acquisition of recently collapsed carrier Air Berlin's operations at Tegel Airport set up the British firm to take the title of Germany's leading airline.
Hargreaves Lansdown's growth drivers remain in place, says Barclays
Barclays reiterated its fondness for Hargreaves Lansdown shares on Thursday, saying drivers for the business remain in place in 2018.
JPMorgan downgrades Rightmove, starts Purplebricks at 'overweight'
Rightmove was under the cosh on Thursday as JPMorgan Cazenove cut the stock to 'underweight' from 'neutral' and trimmed the target price to 4,168p from 4,183p, pointing to limited scope for earnings upside.
Thursday broker round-up
Rightmove: JP Morgan upgrades to neutral with a target price of 4,168p.
US tax cuts boost Balfour EPS by 4%, says Numis
The boost from US tax cuts should provide a 4% earnings per share boost at infrastructure construction specialist Balfour Beatty, broker Numis said on Thursday.
Ferrexpo margins to hit their high-water mark in 2018, Credit Suisse says
Credit Suisse boosted its target price for shares of iron ore miner Ferrexpo by well over a third on the back of the recovery in prices seen over the past year and after the pellet premium surprised to the upside.
Numis downgrades Diploma to 'add', ups target
Analysts at Numis downgraded their recommendation for stock of Diploma from 'buy' to 'add' despite raising their target price on the shares in the wake of the company's "encouraging" trading update for the first quarter.
Wednesday broker round-up
Big Yellow Group: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 920p.
Citi upgrades Boohoo.com to 'buy'
In the wake of a 30% drop in the shares over the past seven months, Citi opted to upgrade its recommendation on Boohoo. com to 'buy', setting a target price of 235p.
RBC downgrades Premier Oil to 'sector perform'
Analysts at RBC downgraded their recommendation on shares of Premier Oil from 'outperform' to 'sector perform' after the shares had reached their 100p target price, which was unchanged.
Tuesday broker round-up
Hunting plc: Morgan Stanley upgrades to overweight with a target price of 860p.
'Air of inevitability' that GKN will be owned by Melrose, says Berenberg
Berenberg upped its price target on GKN to 455p from 365p on Monday, sticking with its 'buy' rating as it said it seems inevitable the engineer will end up being owned by Melrose Industries, after it rejected a £7bn bid last week.
Citi upgrades G4S to 'buy'
Citi upgraded its view on G4S stock to 'buy', pointing to an acceleration in organic growth, cost savings, benefits from re-financing and the possibility that the company might benefit from consolidation in its sector.
Berenberg upgrades Johnson Matthey to 'buy'
Analysts at Berenberg upgraded their recommendation on shares of Johnson Matthey from 'hold' to 'buy' on the back of its recent market share gains in European autocatalysts.
Monday broker round-up
Johnson Matthey plc: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 3,680p.
JPMorgan downgrades Tui and upgrades SSP
Travel operator Tui was downgraded by JPMorgan Cazenove after its good share price run last year and what is expected to be a "less supportive" 2018, while SSP was upgraded as its shares offer an "attractive entry point".