April 29 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several
European companies, including Aareal Bank AG, Dixons Carphone and Swedbank, on Thursday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Aareal Bank AG ARLG.DE : HSBC cuts to hold from buy
* Befesa SA BFSA.DE : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts to hold from buy
* Dixons Carphone Plc DC.L : Barclays cuts to equal weight from overweight
* Geberit AG GEBN.S : SocGen cuts to to sell from hold
* Swedbank SWEDa.ST : Arctic Securities raises to buy rating
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on
Thursday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* Aareal Bank AG ARLG.DE : Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 22 from EUR 20
* Aareal Bank AG ARLG.DE : HSBC cuts to hold from buy
* ABB Ltd ABBN.S : Barclays raises target price to CHF 27.5 from CHF 26
* Adevinta ASA ADEV.OL : JP Morgan raises target price to NOK 169 from NOK 167
* Aew UK REIT Plc AEWU.L : Liberum raises target price to 102p from 83p
* Aker BP ASA AKERBP.OL : Barclays raises target price to NOK 295 from NOK 270
* Aker BP ASA AKERBP.OL : Berenberg cuts target price to NOK 225 from NOK 230
* Anglo American AAL.L : Jefferies raises target price to 4,000p from 3,800p
* Assa Abloy AB ASSAb.ST : Credit Suisse raises target price to SEK 275 from SEK 270
* Assa Abloy AB ASSAb.ST : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy
* Assa Abloy AB ASSAb.ST : Morgan Stanley raises target price to SEK 223 from SEK 215
* Atlas Copco AB ATCOa.ST : JP Morgan raises target price to SEK 505 from SEK 480
* Befesa SA BFSA.DE : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts to hold from buy
* Beiersdorf AG BEIG.DE : Citigroup raises price target to EUR 90 from EUR 86
* Biomerieux SA BIOX.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts target price to EUR 129 from EUR 141
* BP BP.L : Berenberg raises target price to 285p from 280p
* Bulten AB BULTEN.ST : Kepler Cheuvreux raises target price to SEK 140 from SEK 125
* Cargotec Corp CGCBV.HE : Inderes raises target price to EUR 55 from EUR 53; increase
* Cargotec Corp CGCBV.HE : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 46 from EUR 44
* Carlsberg CARLb.CO : Barclays raises target price to DKK 1235 from DKK 1219
* Carlsberg CARLb.CO : Berenberg raises target price to DKK 1,237 from DKK 1,125
* Carlsberg CARLb.CO : Citigroup raises price target to DKK 1225 from DKK 1160
* Carlsberg CARLb.CO : Credit Suisse raises target price to DKK 1,230 from DKK 1100
* Carlsberg CARLb.CO : HSBC raises target price to DKK 1280 from DKK 1270
* Carlsberg CARLb.CO : JP Morgan raises target price to DKK 1,250 from DKK 1,230
* Carlsberg CARLb.CO : Morgan Stanley raises target price to DKK 1200 from DKK 1100
* Concordia Maritime AB CCORb.ST : Kepler Cheuvreux raises PT to SEK 8.3 from SEK 7.6
* Covestro AG 1COV.DE : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 68 from EUR 67
* Covestro AG 1COV.DE : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 75 from EUR 70
* Covestro AG 1COV.DE : Kepler Cheuvreux raises target price to EUR 76 from EUR 66
* CRH Plc CRH.I : Jefferies cuts target price to EUR 52.30 from EUR 53.10
* CRH Plc CRH.I : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 47 from EUR 46
* CRH Plc CRH.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 4,549p from 4,574p
* Danske Bank DANSKE.CO : Deutsche Bank raises target price to DKK 132 from DKK 127
* Dassault Systemes DAST.PA : Barclays raises target price to EUR 176 from EUR 151
* Dassault Systemes DAST.PA : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 210 from EUR 185
* Dassault Systemes DAST.PA : Citigroup raises price target to EUR 200 from EUR 185
* Dassault Systemes DAST.PA : HSBC raises target price to EUR 175 from EUR 165
* Dassault Systemes DAST.PA : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 194 from EUR 175
* Dassault Systemes DAST.PA : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 210 from EUR 200
* Dassault Systemes DAST.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux ups target price to EUR 170 from EUR 161
* Delivery Hero SE DHER.DE : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 185 from EUR 166
* Deutsche Bank AG DBKGn.DE : Barclays raises target price to EUR 11 from EUR 10
* Deutsche Bank AG DBKGn.DE : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 10 from EUR 9.50
* Deutsche Bank AG DBKGn.DE : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 11 from EUR 10
* Deutsche Bank AG DBKGn.DE : RBC raises target price to EUR 11 from EUR 10.5
* Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG PBBG.DE : Deutsche Bank raises PT to EUR 11 from EUR 10
* Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG PBBG.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 12.5 from EUR 12
* Devro Plc DVO.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 210p from 180p
* Dixons Carphone Plc DC.L : Barclays cuts to equal weight from overweight
* DS Smith SMDS.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 509p from 484p
* DSV DSV.CO : Barclays raises target price to DKK 1545 from DKK 1500
* DSV DSV.CO : Citigroup raises price target to DKK 1600 from DKK 1300
* Electrolux ELUXb.ST : JP Morgan raises target price to SEK 225 from SEK 220
* Electrolux ELUXb.ST : Morgan Stanley raises target price to SEK 239 from SEK 210
* Eltel AB ELTEL.ST : Evli Research cuts target price to SEK 29.5 from SEK 30
* Enedo Oyj ENEDO.HE : Inderes raises target price to EUR 0.30 from EUR 0.23; rating sell
* Epiroc AB EPIRa.ST : Citigroup raises price target to SEK 260 from SEK 245
* Epiroc AB EPIRa.ST : Credit Suisse raises target price to SEK 185 from SEK 150
* Epiroc AB EPIRa.ST : JP Morgan raises target price to SEK 155 from SEK 145
* Epiroc AB EPIRa.ST : Liberum raises target price to SEK 225 from SEK 170
* Eurofins Scientific SE EUFI.PA : Morgan Stanley ups target price to EUR 80 from EUR 77
* Firstgroup Plc FGP.L : Liberum raises target price to 100p from 80p
* Geberit AG GEBN.S : SocGen cuts target price to CHF 580 from CHF 600
* Geberit AG GEBN.S : SocGen cuts to to sell from hold
* Grafton Group GFTU_u.L : Citigroup raises price target to 1310p from 1110p
* Gsk GSK.L : SVB Leerink cuts target price to 1460p from 1500p
* Hargreaves Lansdown HRGV.L : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 1535p from 1427p
* Hexpol AB HPOLb.ST : Berenberg raises target price to SEK 89 from SEK 84
* Inchcape Plc INCH.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 916p from 878p
* Indra IDR.MC : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 6.95 from EUR 6.5
* Informa INF.L : Credit Suisse raises target price to 670p from 650p
* Inspecs Group Plc SPECI.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 425p from 365p
* Jeronimo Martins SA JMT.LS : Barclays raises target price to EUR 14 from EUR 13.7
* JTC Plc JTC.L : HSBC raises target price to 765p from 750p
* Kion Group AG KGX.DE : HSBC cuts to hold from buy
* Kion Group AG KGX.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 93 from EUR 85
* Kion Group AG KGX.DE : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 72 from EUR 69
* Kion Group AG KGX.DE : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 76 from EUR 74
* Kone Oyj KNEBV.HE : JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 73 from EUR 74
* Konecranes Abp KCRA.HE : Inderes raises target price to EUR 44.50 from EUR 43; accumulate
* Konecranes Abp KCRA.HE : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 39 from EUR 37
* Koninklijke Philips NV PHG.AS : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 52 from EUR 50
* Koninklijke Philips NV PHG.AS : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 54 from EUR 55
* Kuehne Und Nagel International AG KNIN.S : Barclays raises PT to CHF 225 from CHF 192
* Lagardere LAGA.PA : CFRA raises target price to EUR 22 from EUR 16
* Lloyds LLOY.L : Berenberg raises target price to 48p from 38p
* Lloyds LLOY.L : Credit Suisse raises target price to 54p from 50p
* Lloyds LLOY.L : Deutsche Bank raises target price to 54p from 50p
* Lloyds LLOY.L : HSBC raises target price to 46p from 44p
* Lloyds LLOY.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 54p from 51p
* Melexis NV MLXS.BR : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 101 from EUR 95
* Melexis NV MLXS.BR : Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 90 from EUR 85
* Metsa Board Oyj METSB.HE : Inderes raises target price to EUR 10.0 from EUR 8.75; reduce
* Michelin MICP.PA : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 144 from EUR 118
* Pennon Group Plc PNN.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 1,050p from 1,025p
* Puma SE PUMG.DE : Cowen and Company raises target price to EUR 106 from EUR 102
* Puma SE PUMG.DE : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 91 from EUR 88
* Puma SE PUMG.DE : Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 80 from EUR 70
* Puma SE PUMG.DE : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 100 from EUR 95
* Puma SE PUMG.DE : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 86 from EUR 81
* PZ Cussons PZC.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 270p from 220p
* Reckitt RKT.L : HSBC cuts target price to 8400p from 8500p
* Royal Unibrew A/S RBREW.CO : JP Morgan raises target price to DKK 700 from DKK 610
* Saipem SpA SPMI.MI : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 2.7 from EUR 2.9
* Saipem SpA SPMI.MI : SocGen cuts to sell from buy; cuts PT to EUR 1.59 from EUR 3.16
* Sanne Group Plc SNNS.L : HSBC raises target price to 770p from 685p
* Sanofi SASY.PA : Barclays raises target price to EUR 90 from EUR 85
* Santander SAN.MC : Barclays raises target price to EUR 3.4 from EUR 3.1
* Santander SAN.MC : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 3.40 from EUR 3.30
* Santander SAN.MC : HSBC raises target price to EUR 3.6 from EUR 3.5
* Santander SAN.MC : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 3.8 from EUR 3.7
* Santander SAN.MC : RBC raises target price to EUR 3.3 from EUR 3.1
* Scandic Hotels Group AB SHOTE.ST : Morgan Stanley raises PT to SEK 30 from SEK 23
* Schroders SDR.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 3,485p from 3,400p
* Scor SCOR.PA : HSBC raises target price to EUR 37 from EUR 35
* Scor SCOR.PA : JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 31 from EUR 32
* SEB AB SEBa.ST : Berenberg raises target price to SEK 97 from SEK 94
* SEB AB SEBa.ST : Credit Suisse raises target price to SEK 95 from SEK 90
* SEB AB SEBa.ST : Deutsche Bank raises target price to SEK 122 from SEK 117
* SEB AB SEBa.ST : Morgan Stanley raises target price to SEK 106 from SEK 100
* Severfield Plc SFR.L : Jefferies raises target price to 105p from 100p
* Siemens Healthineers AG SHLG.DE : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 56 from EUR 55
* St. James's Place SJP.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 1,465p from 1,406p
* Standard Life Aberdeen SLA.L : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 309p from 318p
* Stora Enso Oyj STERV.HE : Citigroup raises price target to EUR 18.5 from EUR 17.6
* Suominen Oyj SUY1V.HE : Inderes raises target price to EUR 6.25 from EUR 6.00; accumulate
* Swedbank SWEDa.ST : Arctic Securities raises to buy rating
* Swedish Orphan Biovitrum SOBIV.ST : Jefferies cuts target price to SEK 195 from SEK 197
* Synthomer SYNTS.L : Credit Suisse raises target price to 590p from 515p
* Tele2 AB TEL2b.ST : Berenberg cuts to hold from buy; cuts PT to SEK 120 from SEK 136
* Telekom Austria AG TELA.VI : Barclays raises target price to EUR 7 from EUR 6.8
* Telekom Austria AG TELA.VI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 8 from EUR 7.7
* TF1 TFFP.PA : Barclays raises target price to EUR 9.5 from EUR 8.5
* TF1 TFFP.PA : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 14 from EUR 12.60
* ThyssenKrupp TKAG.DE : Credit Suisse reinstates with outperform rating and PT of EUR 14.5
* UPM-Kymmene Oyj UPM.HE : Jefferies raises to hold from underperform
* UPM-Kymmene Oyj UPM.HE : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 30 from EUR 27
* Verbund AG VERB.VI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 67 from EUR 38
* Verbund AG VERB.VI : HSBC raises to hold from reduce
* Wendel MWDP.PA : Citigroup raises price target to EUR 125 from EUR 119
* WH Smith Plc SMWH.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 1,795p from 1,793p
* WH Smith Plc SMWH.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 2,500p from 2,000p
* Wickes Group Plc WIX.L : Deutsche Bank initiates with hold rating; target price 280p
* Wickes Group Plc WIX.L : Liberum initiates coverage with buy rating; target price 360p
* Wickes Group Plc WIX.L : Peel Hunt initiates coverage with buy rating; target price 310p
* WPP WPP.L : Barclays raises target price to 1150p from 1140p
(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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