EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP: JD Wetherspoon, Philips, UBS AG

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05/02/2014 07:04

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several 
European companies, including J D Wetherspoon, Philips, RSA Insurance and UBS AG, on Wednesday.  
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * ARM Holdings  ARM.L : Jefferies, Citigroup cuts target price on the stock 
    * J D Wetherspoon  JDW.L : Barclays raises to overweight from equal weight  
    * Philips  PHG.AS : ING cuts to hold from buy 
    * RSA Insurance  RSA.L : Barclays, Raymond James upgrade rating on the stock 
    * UBS AG  UBSN.VX : RBC, S&P Capital IQ raise target price on shares of the company 
 
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on 
Wednesday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.  
     
     
    * Akzo Nobel  AKZO.AS : Berenberg raises target price to 44 euros from 38euros; rating sell 
    * Arkema SA  AKE.PA : Berenberg raises target price to 96 euros from 76 euros 
    * Arkema SA  AKE.PA : Berenberg raises to buy from hold  
    * ARM Holdings  ARM.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 1140p from 1300p; rating buy 
    * ARM Holdings  ARM.L : Citigroup cuts target to 1020p from 1150p; rating buy 
    * Arrow Global  ARWA.L : Panmure starts with buy; target 335p 
    * BASF  BASFn.DE : Berenberg raises target price to 77 euros from 68 euros; rating hold  
    * BBVA  BBVA.MC : Berenberg cuts target price to 6.50 euros from 6.70 euros;rating sell 
    * BNP Paribas  BNPP.PA : Citigroup raises target price to 71 euros from 68 euros; buy 
    * BP  BP.L : SocGen raises target price to 540p from 530p; rating buy 
    * Brisa  BRISA.IS : Renaissance Capital starts with buy rating; target Tl 7.10 
    * CNH Industrial  CNHI.MI : Barclays cuts target to 10 euros from 10.5 euros; overweight 
    * Coloplast A/S  COLOb.CO  UBS raises target price to Dkk 400 from Dkk 320; rating neutral 
    * Credit Agricole  CAGR.PA : Citigroup raises target to 12 euros from 10.90 euros; buy  
    * De Longhi SpA  DLG.MI : Berenberg starts with buy rating; target price 19 euros  
    * Fortum  FUM1V.HE : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 15.50 euros from 15; underweight 
    * Givaudan SA  GIVN.VX : Berenberg raises target price to Sfr 1350 from Sfr 900 
    * Givaudan SA  GIVN.VX : Berenberg raises to hold from sell  
    * Greene King  GNK.L : Barclays raises target price to 900p from 735p; rating equal weight 
    * J D Wetherspoon Plc  JDW.L : Barclays raises to overweight from equal weight   
    * Kazakhmys  KAZ.L : Citigroup reinstates with neutral; target 2000p 
    * Lafarge SA  LAFP.PA : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy; target to 54 euros from 57.50 
    * LVMH  LVMH.PA : Berenberg raises target price to 163 euros from 150 euros; rating buy 
    * Munich Re  MUVGn.DE : S&P Capital IQ raises target price to 165 euros from155 euros; hold 
    * Natixis Sa  CNAT.PA : Citigroup raises target to 4.60 euros from 4.35 euros; neutral  
    * Orion Oyj  ORNBV.HE : Jefferies raises target to 19 euros from 17 euros; rating hold 
    * Philips  PHG.AS : ING cuts to hold from buy; cuts target to 27 euros from 30euros 
    * Prosiebensat.1  PSMGn.DE : Goldman Sachs adds to conviction buy list 
    * RSA Insurance  RSA.L : Barclays raises to equal weight from underweight 
    * RSA Insurance Group  RSA.L : Raymond James raises to market perform from underperform 
    * Societe Generale  SOGN.PA : Citigroup raises target to 55 euros from50 euros; rating buy 
    * Solvay  SOLB.BR : Berenberg raises target price to 93 euros from 88 euros; rating sell  
    * Spirit Pub Company  SPRTC.L : Barclays raises target price to 91p from75p; equal weight 
    * Symrise AG  SY1G.DE : Berenberg raises to buy from hold  
    * Talktalk Telecom  TALK.L : Barclays raises target to 350p from 320p; rating overweight 
    * Trinity Mirror  TNI.L : Barclays raises target to 205p from 190p; rating equal weight 
    * UBS AG  UBSN.VX : RBC raises target price to Sfr 22 from Sfr 20; rating outperform 
    * UBS AG  UBSN.VX : S&P Capital IQ raises target price to Sfr 19 from Sfr 18; rating hold 
    * Valeo SA  VLOF.PA : SocGen raises target price to 100 euros from 78 euros; rating buy 
    * Vestas Wind Systems A/S  VWS.CO : SocGen cuts target to Dkk 215 from Dkk 230; rating buy 
     
 
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