*A Private Investor is a recipient of the information who meets all of the conditions set out below, the recipient:
Obtains access to the information in a personal capacity;
Is not required to be regulated or supervised by a body concerned with the regulation or supervision of investment or financial services;
Is not currently registered or qualified as a professional securities trader or investment adviser with any national or state exchange, regulatory authority, professional association or recognised professional body;
Does not currently act in any capacity as an investment adviser, whether or not they have at some time been qualified to do so;
Uses the information solely in relation to the management of their personal funds and not as a trader to the public or for the investment of corporate funds;
Does not distribute, republish or otherwise provide any information or derived works to any third party in any manner or use or process information or derived works for any commercial purposes.
Kingfisher’s turnaround plan is still “the right plan”, believes Credit Suisse, but analysts reckon the stock “lacks a near-term catalyst” and faces downside risks from the wider economies of the UK and France.
Peel Hunt initiated coverage of gold miner Centamin at 'hold' with a 95p price target on Friday, saying it sees a production recovery at the Sukari mine starting in the second quarter, but with an increased year-over-year cost base.
JPMorgan Cazenove upped its rating on shares of education publisher Pearson on Friday as to 'overweight' from 'neutral' and hiked the price target to 1,050p from 850p, citing a return to higher education growth and a better business model.
Apple shares rallied on Thursday as Needham upped its stance on the tech giant's shares to 'strong buy' from 'buy ahead of its press event next week and bumped up the target price to $225 from $180, arguing that the company's "ecosystem" has value upside.
JPMorgan Cazenove downgraded its recommendation on car dealership Lookers to 'neutral' from 'overweight' and cut the price target to 98p from 129 on Thursday, highlighting the problem of cost inflation.
Barclays and Jefferies have maintained their recommendations for Asos, the online specialist, but believe there are still risks associated with the stock.
Morgan Stanley upped its stance on shares of events company Informa to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' on Tuesday as it highlighted decent trading and a lowly rating versus peers.
Berenberg has reduced its price target on Capital & Regional but insisted the property group remained a buying opportunity, despite the challenging conditions surrounding shopping centres.
JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded its stance on Legal & Geneal to 'neutral' from 'underweight' on Monday, lifting the price target to 285p from 239p on management delivery and following a de-rating of the shares.
Morgan Stanley has upgraded its rating on engines group Rolls-Royce, arguing that market share gains are likely to drive sector-beating cashflow growth.
Analysts at RBC Capital Markets downgraded shares of oil and gas outfit Cairn Energy from 'outperform' to 'sector perform' on Friday, noting that the "chance of a quick, 160p, payout" had been deferred.
Analysts at RBC Capital Markets downgraded shares of oil and gas outfit Cairn Energy from 'outperform' to 'sector perform' on Friday, noting that the "chance of a quick, 160p, payout" had been deferred.
Strategists at Deutsche Bank stuck to their 'neutral' view for European stocks, despite their being overvalued, arguing that a US-China trade truce and shift towards a Brexit deal would sustain the 'overshoot' in valuations versus their estimate of fair value.
Berenberg downgraded its recommendations on Greencore and Bakkavor on Friday as it turned more cautious on the near-term outlook for food manufacturers.
Credit Suisse raised its recommendation on shares of European cyclicals relative to defensives on Friday, from 'benchmark' to 'overweight', while lowering their view on defensives from 'benchmark' to 'underweight'.
