A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts:
** Citigroup cuts Germany-based energy company E.ON EONGn.DE to "neutral" from "buy", citing its valuation at the upper end of its historical trading range
** National Grid NG.L offers limited upside at current share price, RBC says as it cuts the UK-based energy provider to "sector perform" from "outperform", adding there is no imminent catalyst for the stock, with some potential regulatory risk from RIIO-T3 draft determination
** Kepler Cheuvreux raises Belgian healthcare real estate company Aedifica AOO.BR to "buy" from "hold", saying the company has a future on a standalone basis in a scenario where the deal with Cofinimmo COFB.BR does not materialise; the merger itself offers great prospects from a financial point of view
(*Analyst rankings from Thomson Reuters StarMine. The scale is from 1-star to 5-star with 5 being the best. Analysts are ranked on earnings accuracy as well as relative performance of recommendations over trailing 12-month & 24-month periods.)
(Reporting by Athina Karolidou and Elviira Luoma)
((Athina.Karolidou@thomsonreuters.com, Elviira.Luoma@thomsonreuters.com))