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Broker Tips
16 Oct
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Canaccord Genuity lowers target price on On The Beach

Canaccord Genuity lowered its target price on packaged holidays business On The Beach from 220. 0p to 187. 0p following the group's recent trading update.

16 Oct
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Berenberg raises target price on Bellway following FY24 earnings

Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on housebuilder Bellway from 2,900. 0p to 3,200. 0p on Wednesday following the group's FY24 earnings a day earlier.

15 Oct
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Broker tips: Bodycote, NatWest, Lloyds, National Grid

RBC Capital Markets has upgraded its rating Bodycote following recent weakness in the share price, saying that the stock looks "attractive value" in spite of end-market headwinds.

15 Oct
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RBC upgrades Bodycote after recent share-price slump

RBC Capital Markets has upgraded its rating Bodycote following recent weakness in the share price, saying that the stock looks "attractive value" in spite of end-market headwinds.

15 Oct
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Jefferies upgrades NatWest to 'buy' but prefers Lloyds

Jefferies has upgraded its recommendation for NatWest from 'underperform' to 'buy', but still rates Lloyds as its preferred stock in the UK banking sector.

15 Oct
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Berenberg lowers target price on National Grid

Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on utilities giant National Grid from 1,150. 0p to 1,070. 0p on Tuesday, stating the group would now be forced to deliver "a balancing act".

14 Oct
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RBC stays positive about JD Sports on improving global footprint

JD Sports Fashion's share price has fallen sharply in the wake of the retailer's interim results two weeks ago, but RBC Capital Markets has reiterated its 'outperform' rating, saying that the stock's valuation still remains "undemanding".

14 Oct
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JPMorgan upgrades Bunzl to 'overweight'

JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Bunzl on Monday to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 3,980p from 3,660p as it increased its medium-term underlying margin assumptions to reflect greater confidence in a positive trajectory.

11 Oct
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Auction Technology Group performing well but improvements needed, says RBC

RBC Capital Markets has trimmed its target price for Auction Technology Group (ATG) and kept a 'sector perform' stance on the stock, saying that it needs to see evidence of improving market conditions before turning more positive.

11 Oct
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Stifel upgrades Barratt Redrow, Crest Nicholson

Stifel adjusted its ratings on several UK housebuilders on Friday, upgrading Barratt Redrow and Crest Nicholson to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ on the back of underperformance and a compelling valuation, respectively.

11 Oct
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JPMorgan downgrades Vistry, sees little scope for outperformance

JPMorgan Cazenove has cut its recommendation for Vistry from 'overweight' to 'neutral' and slashed its target price more than a third after a profit warning from the housebuilder on Tuesday, saying that the company needs to "restore confidence" among investors.

10 Oct
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Broker tips: GSK, Central Asia Metals

GSK's $2. 2bn payment to settle 93% of outstanding Zantac lawsuits in the US was close to the "best case scenario", according to Jefferies, which said the announcement should remove a significant weight on the share price.

10 Oct
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Berenberg dowgrades Central Asia Metals to 'hold'

Analysts at Berenberg downgraded Central Asia Metals from 'buy' to 'hold' on Thursday and lowered its target price on the stock from 230. 0p to 210. 0p following the group's Q3 production results a day earlier.

10 Oct
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GSK's Zantac settlement should give stock a boost, says Jefferies

GSK's $2. 2bn payment to settle 93% of outstanding Zantac lawsuits in the US was close to the "best case scenario", according to Jefferies, which said the announcement should remove a significant weight on the share price.

09 Oct
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RBC Capital upgrades United Utilities, downgrades Pennon

RBC Capital Markets upgraded its stance on United Utilities on Wednesday, but downgraded Pennon as it took a look at UK water stocks.

09 Oct
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Berenberg slashes forecasts for Vistry after profit warning

Berenberg has slashed its target price for Vistry by more than a quarter after an unscheduled trading update and profit warning from the housebuilder this week.

08 Oct
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JPMorgan expects 'muted trends' from Q3 luxury earnings season

Burberry's stock was out of favour on Tuesday as demand concerns were weighing on the wider European luxury sector, with earlier optimism surrounding stimulus measures from China quickly fading.

08 Oct
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Berenberg lowers target price on Impax Asset Management

Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on Impax Asset Management from 620. 0p to 560. 0p on Tuesday but noted that outflows had started to slow.

04 Oct
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Shore Capital keeps Wetherspoon at 'hold' due to lofty valuation

Strong profit growth and the reinstatement of a dividend at JD Wetherspoons weren't enough to sway Shore Capital from changing its 'hold' rating on the stock on Friday.

04 Oct
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Canaccord Genuity lowers target price on Wynnstay

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity lowered their target price on agricultural business Wynnstay from 520. 0p to 470. 0p on Friday, stating the group was "battling through adversity".