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Broker Recommendations
31 Jan
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Thursday broker round-up

Ferrexpo: Deutsche Bank upgrades to buy with a target price of 270p.

31 Jan
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RBC Capital starts Restaurant Group at 'outperform' on Wagamama deal

RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of Restaurant Group at 'outperform' with a 200p price target on Thursday, as it said the company has been "transformed" by the acquisition of Wagamama, which completed at the end of November.

31 Jan
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Morgan Stanley downgrades Standard Life to 'equal-weight'

Standard Life Aberdeen was downgraded to 'equal-weight' by analysts at Morgan Stanley on Thursday, stating that recent efforts by management to unlock further shareholder value had failed to drive the stock's performance.

30 Jan
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National Grid the pick of utilities sector, reckons Barclays

National Grid looks the most attractive of the utilities stocks listed in London, said Barclays as it initiated coverage on the sector with the view that water companies are "fair value".

30 Jan
RBC Capital downgrades CVS after profit warning

RBC Capital Markets downgraded its stance on veterinary services provider CVS Group to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and slashed the price target to 600p from 1,180p after its profit warning on Tuesday.

30 Jan
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Pound unmoved as May still 'chasing unicorns' with EU - analysts say

Sterling recovered its poise on Wednesday after stumbling overnight after parliament voted to deny itself the opportunity to delay Brexit, with analysts seeing the risks of a no-deal rising.

30 Jan
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Wednesday broker round-up

CVS Group: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to sector performer with a target price of 600p.

29 Jan
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Berenberg upgrades Electrocomponents, downgrades Halma and Diploma

Berenberg downgraded its stance on a number of UK industrial stocks on Tuesday, but lifted its recommendation on Electrocomponents, mostly on valuation grounds.

29 Jan
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DS Smith de-rating 'overdone', says JPM Cazenove

DS Smith shares have underperformed peers over the past 12 months and after the paper and packaging maker completed its European acquisition, JPMorgan Cazenove believes the de-rating has been "overdone".

29 Jan
cvs pharma
Tuesday broker round-up

CVS: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 550p.

29 Jan
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BAT valuation 'attractive' and dividend looks safe to Piper Jaffray

Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded British American Tobacco from 'neutral' to 'overweight' on Tuesday, noting the industry giant's valuation appeared "attractive" at current levels.

28 Jan
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Monday broker round-up

National Express Group: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 470p.

28 Jan
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Wall Street waits for a bite of Apple ahead of quarterly results

Wall Street turned its eyes towards Apple on Monday, as the tech giant geared up to post its first results since a shock profit warning earlier in the month.

28 Jan
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Jefferies hops on board 'disruptive' On the Beach

Analysts at Jefferies initiated coverage on British travel retailer On the Beach on Monday, hitting the group with 500p target price on 'buy' rating straight out of the gate.

28 Jan
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BofA-ML cautions risk appetite may be set to correct

Strategists at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch cautioned clients on Monday that financial markets might be set to "correct".

28 Jan
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Vodafone still attractive even if dividend is cut - analysts

Analysts were seeing the merits of Vodafone on Monday, with Kepler Cheuvreux upgrading its rating despite a potential dividend cut and Barclays seeing 50% share price upside.

28 Jan
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Liberum ups National Express to 'buy', highlights diversified exposure

Liberum upgraded National Express to 'buy' from 'hold' on Monday, lifting the price target to 470p from 410p as it said the company's consistent execution of a controlled risk strategy, which is delivering steady compounding growth, is not fully reflected in the rating.

25 Jan
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UBS upgrades 'inexpensive' Fresnillo to 'buy'

Analysts at UBS upgraded Mexican-based precious metals mining company Fresnillo to 'buy' on Friday, noting the firm was "as inexpensive as it has been for a number of years".

25 Jan
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SocGen downgrades ITV on Brexit uncertainty

Analysts at Societe Generale downgraded their recommendation for shares of ITV at the end of the week, from 'buy' to 'hold', setting a 138. 0p target price in the process.

25 Jan
minera fresnillo
Friday broker round-up

Fresnillo: UBS upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,100p.