Thursday broker round-up

Hill&Smith: Berenberg keeps at buy and raises target price from 1,775.0p to 1,995.0p.

RPS Group: Berenberg stays at buy and raises target price from 110.0p to 130.0p.

Quilter: Citi keeps as top pick.

AstraZeneca: JP Morgan resumes coverage at overweight with a 10,000.0p target price; Deutsche keeps at buy with 10,200.0p target price.

Spirax Sarco: JP Morgan keeps at neutral but hikes target price from 10,800.0p to 13,500.0p; RBC Capital stays at underperform with 10,000.0p target price.

Ferguson: Deutsche Bank stays at buy but raises target price from 10,100.0p to 11,800.0p.

Provident Financial: Barclays keeps at overweight but raises target price from 310.0p to 380.0p.

Lloyds: Citi names top pick for back half of 2021.