Broker Tips
JPMorgan upgrades Bridgepoint to ‘overweight’
JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Bridgepoint on Tuesday to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ as it took a look at European private markets asset managers.
Citi issues ‘positive short-term view’ on Admiral
Citi said on Tuesday that it had issued a "positive short-term view" on Admiral ahead of its first-half results on 15 August.
Berenberg raises target price on Hikma Pharmaceuticals following H1 results
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on Hikma Pharmaceuticals from 2,000. 0p to 2,100. 0p on Tuesday following an "impressive" H1 performance.
Broker tips: JD Sports, Quilter, Diageo
Deutsche Bank downgraded its recommendation for shares of JD Sports from 'hold' to 'sell' due to what it saw as the inevitable cost of growing the business and trimmed their target price of 115. 0p.
RBC Capital lifts Diageo to ‘sector perform’
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Diageo on Monday to ‘sector perform’ from ‘underperform’ and lifted the price target to 2,400p from 2,100p.
Berenberg hikes target price on Quilter
Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on wealth management firm Quilter from 105. 0p to 135. 0p on Monday after H1 profits came in ahead of consensus estimates.
Deutsche Bank downgrades JD Sports, says cost of growth underestimated
Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded their recommendation for shares of JD Sports from 'hold' to 'sell' due to what it saw as the inevitable cost of growing the business and trimmed their target price of 115. 0p.
Sector movers: Investors breathe sigh of relief after volatile week
Stocks finished a rough and tumble week on the up as markets at least stabilised following the volatility storm of the previous weekend.
Broker tips: FeverTree, Future, Spirax Group
Citi cut its price target on Fever-Tree on Friday to 950. 0p from 1,115. 0p citing slight model changes and an adjustment to its price-to-earnings valuation method.
Berenberg slashes target price on Spirax Group
Analysts at Berenberg slashed their target price on engineering firm Spirax Group from 9,800. 0p to 8,150. 0p on Friday following the group's "slightly underwhelming" set of interim results.
Canaccord Genuity downgrades Future, says risk/reward ‘mismatched’
Canaccord Genuity downgraded Future on Friday to ‘sell’ from ‘hold’ following a strong share price increase of around 100% from the lows.
Citi cuts Fever-Tree price target, keeps ‘neutral’ rating
Citi cut its price target on Fever-Tree on Friday to 950p from 1,115p citing slight model changes and an adjustment to its price-to-earnings valuation method.
Broker tips: Endeavour Mining, Glencore
Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on gold miner Endeavour Mining from 2,500. 0p to 2,100. 0p on Thursday as they rebased their estimates on the stock.
Berenberg lowers target price on Endeavour Mining
Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on gold miner Endeavour Mining from 2,500. 0p to 2,100. 0p on Thursday as they rebased their estimates on the stock.
Citi renews coverage on Glencore at ‘buy’
Citi said on Thursday that it was renewing coverage on Glencore with a ‘buy’ rating and 530p price target, having previously suspended its rating.
Broker tips: Frontier Developments, Spirent Communications
Analysts at Berenberg upgraded video games business Frontier Developments from 'hold' to 'buy' on Wednesday and hiked their target price on the stock from 300. 0p to 330. 0p, stating the group's pipeline had now de-risked the equity story.
Canaccord Genuity moves Spirent Communications to 'speculative buy'
Over at Canaccord Genuity, analysts upgraded telecommunications testing company Spirent Communications from 'hold' to 'speculative buy' on Wednesday following the group's H1 trading update a day earlier.
Berenberg upgrades Frontier Developments to 'buy'
Analysts at Berenberg upgraded video games business Frontier Developments from 'hold' to 'buy' on Wednesday and hiked their target price on the stock from 300. 0p to 330. 0p, stating the group's pipeline had now de-risked the equity story.
Broker tips: Rolls-Royce, YouGov, Endeavour Mining
Rolls-Royce rallied on Tuesday as JPMorgan Cazenove hiked its price target on the stock to 535. 0p from 475. 0p "after another set of strong results".
RBC Capital downgrades Endeavour Mining to ‘sector perform’
RBC Capital Markets downgraded Endeavour Mining on Tuesday to 'sector perform' from ‘outperform' given its cautious view around rising operational and geopolitical risk, which it noted comes amid significant management changes this year.