Broker Tips
23 Jan
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Broker tips: Spectris, Inchcape, AutoTrader, JD Sports, Angle

Shore Capital has reiterated its 'buy' rating for Spectris after an encouraging update from the precision instruments group on Thursday, saying it sees the potential for a material ratings upgrade.

23 Jan
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Citi cuts JD Sports to 'neutral'

Citi downgraded its stance on JD Sports on Thursday to ‘neutral’ from ‘buy’ and cut its price target to 95p from 150p as it pointed to a weaker growth outlook.

23 Jan
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Citi upgrades Auto Trader to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’

Citi upgraded Auto Trader to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ on Thursday and lifted the price target to 946p from 881p as it said it was in "pole position to outperform".

23 Jan
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JPMorgan cuts Inchcape to 'neutral', places on 'negative catalyst watch'

Inchcape tumbled on Thursday as JPMorgan Cazenove downgrades shares of the car dealership to ‘neutral’ from ‘overweight’ and slashed the price target to 800p from 1,050p.

23 Jan
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Shore Capital sees major upside at Spectris if targets are hit

Shore Capital has reiterated its 'buy' rating for Spectris after an encouraging update from the precision instruments group on Thursday, saying it sees the potential for a material ratings upgrade.

23 Jan
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Berenberg slashes target price on Angle

Analysts at Berenberg slashed their target price on liquid biopsy specialist Angle from 70. 0p to 40. 0p on Thursday but said the group was "repositioned for growth" in FY25.

22 Jan
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Broker tips: Aviva, Diploma, JTC, Greatland Gold

JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Aviva on Wednesday to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 615p from 555p as it assessed the valuation upside from the Direct Line acquisition.

22 Jan
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Canaccord Genuity nudges up target price on Greatland Gold

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity slightly raised their target price on exploration and development firm Greatland Gold from 17. 0p to 19. 0p on Tuesday as it updated its model on the stock following its December production figures.

22 Jan
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Diploma and JTC among Berenberg's top industrial picks for 2025

Berenberg has highlighted is key picks in the UK-listed industrials sector for 2025, saying it continues to favour "quality compounders" and cyclical stocks with good exposure to a recovery in end-markets.

22 Jan
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JPMorgan upgrades Aviva to 'overweight'

JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Aviva on Wednesday to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 615p from 555p as it assessed the valuation upside from the Direct Line acquisition.

21 Jan
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Broker tips: MP Evans, Essentra

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on palm oil business MP Evans from 1,350. 0p to 1,400. 0p on Tuesday, stating the group was “continuing on the right path”.

21 Jan
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Canaccord Genuity slightly raises target price on MP Evans

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on palm oil business MP Evans from 1,350. 0p to 1,400. 0p on Tuesday, stating the group was “continuing on the right path”.

21 Jan
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Berenberg drops target price on Essentra

Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on essential components manufacturer Essentra from 200. 0p to 170. 0p on Tuesday, stating it had tempered its outlook for the group’s FY25 trading performance.

20 Jan
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Broker tips: National Grid, Judges Scientific, Bango, Spirax

Citi upgraded National Grid to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ on Monday following a period of share price underperformance, mostly driven by macro factors and flows.

20 Jan
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Canaccord Genuity initiates coverage on Bango at 'buy'

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on sales and marketing technology group Bango with a 'buy' rating and a 244. 0p per share target price on Monday.

20 Jan
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Berenberg lowers target pice on Judges Scientific

Analysts at Berenberg lowered the target price on scientific instruments business Judges Scientific from 11,310. 0p to 10,600. 0p on Monday, citing "greater clarity" following the group's FY24 trading update.

20 Jan
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Jefferies 'cautiously optimistic' for UK industrials in 2025

Jefferies has upgraded its rating for Spirax Group as part of its annual review of the listed UK industrials sector, while downgrading its stance on Smiths Group, XP Power and Judges Scientific.

20 Jan
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Citi upgrades National Grid to 'buy', SSE to 'neutral'

Citi upgraded National Grid to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ on Monday following a period of share price underperformance, mostly driven by macro factors and flows.

17 Jan
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Broker tips: Dunelm, Taylor Wimpey, Everyman Media

Berenberg has reiterated its 'buy' rating for homeware retailer Dunelm despite a cool reaction to the company's trading update this week, saying it still sees the stock as a defensive investment.

17 Jan
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Canaccord Genuity lowers target price on Everyman following profit warning

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity lowered their target price on cinema operator Everyman Media Group from 180. 0p to 160. 0p on Friday following the group's profit warning earlier in the morning.