July 15 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several
European companies, including Credit Suisse Group, Esker and UBS Group, on Thursday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Credit Suisse Group AG CSGN.S : Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT CHF 10
* Esker SA ALESK.PA : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 320 from EUR 230
* UBS Group AG UBSG.S : Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; target price CHF 20
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on
Thursday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* Aena SME SA AENA.MC : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 177 from EUR 145
* Aviva AV.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 498p from 510p
* Barratt BDEV.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 860p from 850p
* Bucher Industries AG BUCN.S : Credit Suisse raises target price to CHF 475 from CHF 445
* Credit Suisse Group AG CSGN.S : Jefferies initiates coverage with hold rating; PT CHF 10
* E.ON SE EONGn.DE : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral
* E.ON SE EONGn.DE : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 11.50 from EUR 10
* Esker SA ALESK.PA : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 320 from EUR 230
* Fraport FRAG.DE : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 51.16 from EUR 51
* Fresnillo Plc FRES.L : HSBC cuts target price to 900p from 990p
* GEA Group AG G1AG.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 35 from EUR 32
* Gjensidige Forsikring ASA GJES.OL : Credit Suisse raises PT to NOK 217 from NOK 216
* Hiscox HSX.L : Peel Hunt cuts target price to 900p from 905p
* Iberdrola IBE.MC : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 11.6 from EUR 11.2
* Intertrust NV INTER.AS : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 17 from EUR 16
* Media and Games Invest SE M8G.DE : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 8 from EUR 7.1
* Media and Games Invest SE M8G.ST : Jefferies raises target price to SEK 81.2 from SEK 72
* Oxford Biomedica Plc OXB.L : Liberum raises target price to 1560p from 1330p
* Relx REL.L : Credit Suisse raises target price to 2250p from 2114p
* Sika AG SIKA.S : Credit Suisse raises target price to CHF 337 from CHF 300
* Sirius Real Estate Ltd SRET.L : HSBC raises target price to 132p from 105p
* Swatch Group AG UHR.S : Credit Suisse raises target price to CHF 375 from CHF 355
* Tele2 AB TEL2b.ST : JP Morgan raises target price to SEK 164 from SEK 150
* UBS Group AG UBSG.S : Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; target price CHF 20
(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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