Broker Recommendations
Berenberg downgrades Empiric Student Property to 'hold'
Analysts at Berenberg downgraded real estate firm Empiric Student Property from 'buy' to 'hold' on Wednesday, stating that normalisation had been delayed.
Wednesday broker round-up
Empiric Student: Berenberg downgrades to hold with 100. 0p target price.
Liberum raises target on Plus 500 ahead of launch of new share-dealing platform
Analysts at Liberum bumped up their target price for shares of contracts-for-difference specialist Plus 500's latest quarterly trading update.
Tuesday broker round-up
Future: ShoreCap stays at buy; Deutsche Bank keeps at buy and raises target price from 3,802. 0p to 4,138. 0p.
Covid-19 concerns clouding the outlook for stocks, BoA survey says
A majority of global investors continue to expect the rally in European equities to continue in 2022, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
UBS downgrades Beazley to 'sell' after share price gains
UBS downgraded its stance on Beazley shares on Tuesday as it took a look at the European insurance sector.
Hammerson shares slump on downbeat Liberum note
Hammerson shares slumped on Tuesday on the back of a downbeat note by Liberum.
JPMorgan lifts Rolls-Royce price target, stays at ‘neutral’
JPMorgan Cazenove upped its price target on engine maker Rolls-Royce to 130p from 105p on Tuesday, as it argued the shares could outperform on the back of higher consensus earnings per share estimates in the next few months, and the potential for the ITP disposal to be announced.
Barclays starts coverage of Wise at ‘overweight’
Barclays initiated coverage of newly-listed money transfer app Wise on Tuesday with an ‘equalweight’ rating and 895p price target.
ShoreCap stays at buy on Future after purchase of Denis
Analysts at ShoreCap hailed media group Future's debt-finance acquisition of Denis for £300. 0m.
JP Morgan revises year-end target for Euro Stoxx 50 higher
Equity strategists at JP Morgan sounded a positive note on the outlook for European stocks, revising their target for the Euro Stoxx 50 benchmark index higher in the process.
Monday broker round-up
Dalata Hotel Group: Berenberg keeps at buy but cuts target price from 440. 0p to 400. 0p.
Liberum hikes price target on 4imprint
Analysts at Liberum raised their target price on direct marketing business 4imprint Group from 3,000. 0p to 3,300. 0p on Monday, stating recent strong momentum for the company looked set to continue.
Berenberg raises target price on Dalata Hotel Group
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on hotel operator Dalata Hotel Group from 400. 0p to 440. 0p on Monday, stating it was sticking by "a long-term compounder".
Jefferies stays at 'buy' on Avon Protection, thinks long-term story unharmed
Analysts at Jefferies reiterated their 'buy' recommendation for shares of Avon Protection despite the company's profit warning earlier in the same session.
JP Morgan restarts AstraZeneca at overweight, sees re-rating opportunity
Analysts at JP Morgan resumed their coverage of AstraZeneca at 'overweight', telling clients they saw a "re-rating opportunity".
Berenberg raises target price on Hill & Smith following 'impressive' H1 results
Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on infrastructure group Hill & Smith from 1,775. 0p to 1,995. 0p on Thursday following the firm's "impressive" interim results.
Deutsche Bank hikes Ferguson price target
Deutsche Bank lifted its price target on Ferguson to 11,800p from 10,100p on Thursday as it pointed to further upside from growth in the US housing market and economy.
Citi downgrades US stocks to neutral
Analysts at Citi downgraded their stance on US and information technology stocks in anticipation of a rebound in real longer-term government bond yields.