Broker Recommendations
Broker tips: Quilter, Pearson, Prudential
Citi trimmed its price target for Quilter on Thursday to 68p from 70p and reiterated its ‘sell’ rating.
Broker tips: Crest Nicholson, Britvic, ConvaTec
Shares in Crest Nicholson were performing strongly on Tuesday as the housebuilder attempts to recover after a profit warning last week which tanked the stock price, with broker Berenberg lifting sentiment after reiterating its 'buy' rating.
Broker tips: Ryanair, 888 Holdings
JPMorgan Cazenove placed Ryanair on ‘positive catalyst watch’ on Thursday ahead of the airline’s capital markets day on 5 September, as it expects it to highlight the strengths of its business model and how it might achieve a circa 30% intra-European share by 2034.
Broker tips: Prudential, National Grid, SSE
Deutsche Bank has cut its target price for insurance giant Prudential ahead of its results next week, but said the stock is still an "attractive" investment at the current valuation.
Broker tips: Man Group, Wise
The recent slump in Man Group's share price appears to be overdone, according to Citi, which reiterated its 'buy' rating and lifted its target price for the stock on Tuesday.
Broker tips: JD Sports, B&M, Diageo, Reckitt
RBC Capital Markets has reiterated its positive stance on AB Foods, JD Sports, WH Smith and B&M, saying that consumer buying behaviour in the US paints a promising picture for the London-listed value retailers.
Broker tips: Analysts positive on CAB Payments and Trainline
Canaccord Genuity expects shares of CAB Payments to more than double from current levels, as it kicked off coverage of the stock with a ‘buy’ rating.
Broker tips: Analysts upbeat about OneSavings Bank and Capita
The share price of Capita was given a much-needed boost on Friday morning after Shore Capital upgraded its rating on the business process outsourcing company from 'hold' to 'buy'.
Broker tips: Antofagasta, Spirax-Sarco, Smith & Nephew
Canaccord Genuity has maintained its 'buy' recommendation on miner Antofagasta despite the firm cutting its output forecasts on Thursday.
Broker tips: CLS Holdings, TP Icap
Investors had a negative reaction to CLS Holdings’ half-year results on Wednesday, but that didn’t stop broker Berenberg keeping its ‘buy’ rating on the stock.
Broker tips: Beazley, Clarkson
Shares in non-life insurance firm Beazley gained on Tuesday after broker Berenberg raised its target price, saying that the stock’s recent underperformance “confounds reality”.
Broker tips: Spirent Communications, Cranswick
Canaccord Genuity analysts trimmed their target price for Spirent Communications, but kept their recommendation at 'speculative buy'.
Broker tips: BAE Systems, Chemring
ShoreCap termed BAE System's latest interims "a vote of confidence" and reiterated its 'buy' recommendation on the defence contractor's shares on the back of recent weakness.