Thursday broker round-up

Capita Group: Citigroup upgrades to buy with a target price of 190p.

Ashmore Group: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 468p.

Crest Nicholson: Liberum initiates buy with a target price of 528p.

Whitbread: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy.

CYBG: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral with a target price of 310p.

Virgin Money: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral.

Halma: JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a target price of 1,100p.

Shire: Shore Capital Markets downgrades to hold.

Saga: Peel Hunt reiterates buy with a target price of 195p.

Chemring: Peel Hunt reiterates add with a target price of 240p.

Electrocomponents: Numis upgrades to buy with a target price of945p.

Berkeley Group: Canaccord reiterates buy with a target price of 4,370p.

Rathbone Brothers: Canaccord reiterates buy with a target price of 2,830p.

Sage: Canaccord reiterates sell with a target price of 540p.

Dixons Carphone: RBC Capital Markets reiterates outperform with a target price of 191p.

BP: Citigroup reiterates buy with a target price of 650p.

Rolls Royce: Citigroup reiterates buy with a target price of 1,140p.

PageGroup: Citigroup reiterates buy with a target price of 650p.

N Brown Group: Jefferies reiterates buy with a target price of 346p.