Europe Research Roundup: Aviva, EasyJet, Next

Arix Bioscience

01/10/2018 07:59

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several
European companies, including Aviva, EasyJet and Next, on Monday. 
    
    HIGHLIGHTS
     * Aviva Plc  AV.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 604p from 626p
     * Barclays Plc  BARC.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
     * EasyJet Plc  EZJ.L : Bernstein cuts to underperform rating   
     * Next Plc  NXT.L : Credit Suisse cuts price target to 5800p from 6000p
     * RSA Insurance Group Plc  RSA.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
 Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Monday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order. 

     * Affine Re SA  BTPP.PA : Invest Securities cuts target to EUR 15.7 from EUR 16.3; neutral
     * Anheuser Busch Inbev SA  ABI.BR : Jefferies cuts target price to EUR 80 from EUR 100
     * Anheuser Busch Inbev SA  ABI.BR : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy
     * Anheuser Busch Inbev SA  ABI.BR : Morgan Stanley cuts target to EUR 100 from EUR 110
     * Arix Bioscience Plc  ARIX.L : Stifel raises target price to 256p from 253p
     * Astaldi SpA  AST.MI : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts price target to EUR 0.2 from EUR 1.7
     * Aviva Plc  AV.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 604p from 626p
     * Axa  AXAF.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux raises price target to EUR 28.8 from EUR 28.7
     * Barclays Plc  BARC.L : Berenberg raises price target to 220p from 200p
     * Barclays Plc  BARC.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
     * Biomerieux SA  BIOX.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts price target to EUR 80 from EUR 89
     * Bonduelle Sas  BOND.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts price target to EUR 30 from EUR 32
     * Bonhill Group Plc  BONH.L : Canaccord Genuity starts with buy rating, 107p price target
     * Carnival Plc  CCL.L : Barclays cuts target price to 5320p from 5530p
     * Carnival Plc  CCL.L : UBS raises target price to 5,750p from 5,550p
     * Castings Plc  CGS.L : Peel Hunt raises to buy from hold
     * Credit Agricole  CAGR.PA : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 16 from EUR 15
     * Croda International Plc  CRDA.L : Deutsche Bank raises price target to 4800p from 4600p
     * Danone  DANO.PA : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to EUR 79 from EUR 80
     * Deinove SA  ALDEI.PA : Invest Securities raises target price to EUR 5.2 from EUR 5.0;buy
     * Detection Technology Oyj  DETEC.HE : Evli raises target price to EUR 21 from EUR 20
     * Dksh Holding AG  DKSH.S : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts target price to SFR 63 from SFR 67
     * Dufry AG  DUFN.S : Credit Suisse cuts target price to SFR 125 from SFR 135
     * EasyJet Plc  EZJ.L : Berenberg cuts target price to 1,215p from 1,310p
     * EasyJet Plc  EZJ.L : Bernstein cuts to underperform rating
     * EasyJet Plc  EZJ.L : HSBC cuts target price to 1875p from 2025p; rating buy
     * Gazprom Pao  GAZPq.L : Morgan Stanley raises target price to $5.30 from $4.30
     * Gazprom Pao  GAZPq.L : Morgan Stanley raises to equal-weight from underweight
     * Genmab  GEN.CO : H C Wainwright & co initiates coverage with buy rating; DKK 1,600 TP
     * Genmab  GEN.CO : HSBC raises target price to DKK 820 from DKK 780
     * Hexagon  HEXAb.ST : UBS raises target price to SEK 505 from SEK 465
     * Hugo Boss AG  BOSSn.DE : UBS raises target price to EUR 85 from EUR 75
     * Hugo Boss AG  BOSSn.DE : UBS raises to buy from neutral
     * Hunting Plc  HTG.L : RBC adds to Its global energy best ideas list
     * Kaufman & Broad SA  KOF.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux raises to hold from reduce
     * McCarthy & Stone Plc  MCS.L : Berenberg raises target price to 120p from 110p
     * Mekonomen AB  MEKO.ST : Kepler Cheuvreux raises target price to SEK 150 from SEK 141.4
     * Mj Gleeson Plc  GLEG.L : Liberum raises target price to 884p from 871p
     * Nexity SA  NEXI.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux raises to hold from reduce
     * Next Plc  NXT.L : Credit Suisse cuts price target to 5800p from 6000p
     * Next Plc  NXT.L : Stifel raises target price to 5100p from 5050p
     * NOS SA  NOS.LS : Jefferies cuts target price to EUR 4.8 from EUR 4.95
     * Novatek  NVTKq.L : Morgan Stanley raises target price to $170 from $134
     * Orange SA  ORAN.PA : Credit Suisse cuts target price to EUR 16 from EUR 16.50
     * Pennon Group Plc  PNN.L : Deutsche Bank cuts price target to 780p from 850p
     * Raiffeisen Bank International AG  RBIV.VI :HSBC cuts target to EUR 29 from EUR 31; hold
     * Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc  RB.L : Morgan Stanley raises target to 8,800p from 8,500p
     * Restaurant Group Plc  RTN.L : Barclays raises price target to 320p from 295p
     * RSA Insurance Group Plc  RSA.L : Berenberg cuts price target to 657p from 670p
     * RSA Insurance Group Plc  RSA.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
     * RSA Insurance Group Plc  RSA.L : Deutsche Bank cuts price target to 610p from 650p
     * RSA Insurance Group Plc  RSA.L : UBS cuts target price to 600p from 635p
     * Ryanair Holdings Plc  RYA.I : Credit Suisse cuts TP to EUR 14.61 from EUR 16.80
     * Safe Orthopaedics  SAFOR.PA :Midcap Partners cuts TP to EUR 0.42 from EUR 0.46; neutral
     * Sampo Oyj  SAMPO.HE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 50 from EUR 48.20
     * Serica Energy Plc  SQZ.L : Peel Hunt cuts target price to 134p from 138p
     * Societe De La Tour Eiffel  TEIF.PA : Invest Securities ups target to EUR 47 from EUR 45;neutral
     * Sonova Holding AG  SOON.S : Bernstein raises price target to chf189 from chf177
     * Telecom Italia  TLIT.MI : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 0.46 from EUR 0.70
     * Telecom Italia  TLIT.MI : Barclays cuts to underweight from equal weight
     * Telecom Italia-Rsp  TLITn.MI : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 0.43 from EUR 0.60
     * Thomas Cook Group Plc  TCG.L : Berenberg cuts price target to 65p from 100p
     * Thomas Cook Group Plc  TCG.L : Berenberg raises to hold from sell
     * United Utilities Group Plc  UU.L : Deutsche Bank raises price target to 850p from 820p
     * United Utilities Group Plc  UU.L : Deutsche Bank raises to buy rating
     * Warehouses De Pauw Comm  WDPP.BR :KBC Securities ups TP to EUR 115.0 from EUR 95.0;hold
    

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