Broker Tips

Berenberg reiterates 'buy' rating on Warpaint London
Analysts at Berenberg reiterated their 'buy' rating and 700. 0p target price on makeup business Warpaint London on Wednesday, stating it was confident in the group's outlook despite Q1 turbulence.

Canaccord Genuity hikes target price on Plus500
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on online trading services Plus500 from 2,650. 0p to 2,764. 0p on Wednesday, stating that it expects to see "a bumper Q2" trading performance.

Broker tips: Ashtead, Hochschild
RBC Capital Markets downgraded equipment rental firm Ashtead on Tuesday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and slashed its price target to 4,125. 0p from 6,750. 0p as it factored in a slowdown.

Canaccord Genuity slightly lowers target price on Hochschild Mining
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity slightly lowered their target price on precious metals group Hochschild Mining from 370. 0p to 365. 0p on Tuesday following a "slower than expected" first half trading performance.

RBC Capital downgrades Ashtead, slashes price target
RBC Capital Markets downgraded equipment rental firm Ashtead on Tuesday to ‘sector perform’ from ‘outperform’ and slashed the price target to 4,125p from 6,750p as it factored in a slowdown.

Broker tips: Cohort, Chemring, Yellow Cake
RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of small to midcap UK defence companies Cohort and Chemring on Monday with a preference for products over services.

Berenberg reiterates 'buy' rating on Yellow Cake
Analysts at Berenberg took a fresh look at uranium projects investor Yellow Cake on Monday following its quarterly net asset value update for the fiscal year-end, in which it revealed it had a period-end NAV of $1. 41bn at the end of March.

RBC Capital starts coverage of Cohort, Chemring and Qinetiq
RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of SMID UK defence companies Cohort, Chemring and Qinetiq on Monday, with a preference for products over services.

Berenberg ups target for Babcock, cites outlook, leverage, pensions deficit
Analysts at Berenberg upped their target price for shares of defence engineer Babcock, from 885. 0p to 910. 0p.

Deutsche Bank cuts IAG target price on US exposure
Analysts at Deutsche Bank lowered their target price for shares of IAG, telling clients that the outlook for transatlantic airlines had "undoubtedly" deteriorated in the aftermath of the reciprocal trade tariffs levied by the US and EU.

Berenberg hikes target price on Babcock
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on engineering services firm Babcock from 885. 0p to 910. 0p on Friday, stating the group was "charting a profitable course".

Berenberg more than halves target price on Tracsis
Analysts at Berenberg more than halved their target price on software business Tracsis from 1,150. 0p to 550. 0p on Thursday following the group's interim results.

Broker tips: Jupiter Fund Management, Boohoo
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity downgraded Jupiter Fund Management to 'sell' from 'hold' on Wednesday, citing a weak earnings outlook and non-compelling capital returns.

Canaccord Genuity lowers Jupiter Fund Management to 'sell'
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity downgraded Jupiter Fund Management to 'sell' from 'hold' on Wednesday, citing a weak earnings outlook and non-compelling capital returns.

Shore Capital upgrades Boohoo to 'hold' after shares tank
Shore Capital has upgraded its stance on Boohoo from 'sell' to 'hold' following a big slump in the fast fashion retailer's share price over recent months.

Berenberg names Admiral among top picks in European insurance
Berenberg analysts have named UK-listed motor insurer Admiral among their top picks in the European insurance sector.

Berenberg upgrades Energean to 'buy'
Analysts at Berenberg upgraded exploration and production outfit Energean from 'hold' to 'buy' on Tuesday, stating the group appeared to be "resilient" to current market volatility.

Broker tips: Hochschild Mining, Antofagasta
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on precious metals exploration group Hochschild Mining from 285. 0p to 370. 0p on Thursday as gold and silver prices continued to surge.

Canaccord Genuity raises target price on Hochschild Mining
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on precious metals exploration group Hochschild Mining from 285. 0p to 370. 0p on Thursday as gold and silver prices continued to surge.

RBC Capital upgrades Antofagasta to 'sector perform'
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Antofagasta on Thursday to ‘sector perform’ from ‘underperform’ but cut the price target to 1,700p from 1,800p.