EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP: AstraZeneca, Schneider Electric, John Wood
18/09/2013 16:17
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Nokia, Schneider Electric and John Wood Group, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * AstraZeneca AZN.L : Helvea Baader Bank raises target to 3280p from 3220p * Balfour Beatty BALF.L : Goldman Sachs raises target to 275p from 251p * Schneider Electric SCHN.PA : S&P Capital IQ ups target to 66 euros from 62 euros * John Wood Group WG.L : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral * Nokia NOK1V.HE : Credit Suisse raises to outperform from neutral Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Wednesday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order. * Anglo American AAL.L : Liberum cuts to sell from hold * Anglo Pacific Group APF.L : RBC starts with outperform rating; price target of 230p * Associated British ABF.L : Berenberg cuts target price to 1960p from 2000p; rating hold * AstraZeneca AZN.L : Helvea Baader Bank raises target to 3280p from 3220p; rating neutral * Balfour Beatty BALF.L : Goldman Sachs raises target to 275p from 251p; rating neutral * Banco Popular POP.MC : HSBC raises to overweight from neutral * Banco Santander Sa SAN.MC : HSBC raises to neutral from underweight * Bankinter BKT.MC : HSBC raises to overweight from neutral * Barratt Developments BDEV.L : Numis raises target price to 330p from 320p; rating hold * BBVA BBVA.MC : HSBC raises to neutral from underweight * Bilfinger GBFG.DE : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral * Burberry BRBY.L : SocGen raises price target to 1690p from 1415p; rating hold * Buzzi Unicem BZU.MI : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral * Calida CALN.S : Vontobel raises to buy; raises target price to Sfr 35 from Sfr 28 * CIR Compagnie Industriali Riunite CIRX.MI : ESN/Banca Akros cuts to hold from buy * CLS Holdings CLSH.L : Liberum raises price target to 1326p from 1117p; rating buy * Cohort CHRT.L : Investec raises price target to 230p from 205p; rating buy * Crest Nicholson CRST.L : Barclays raises target to 390p from 370p; rating overweight * CRH CRH.I : Berenberg raises to hold from sell; target to 18.80 euros from 14 euros * CRH CRH.I : Goldman Sachs raises target to 18 euros from 16.50 euros;rating neutral * Cytos Biotechnology CYTN.S : Natixis raises target to Sfr 3.4 from Sfr 3; rating reduce * Debenhams DEB.L : N+1 Singer cuts to hold from buy * Debenhams DEB.L : Deutsche Bank raises price target to 115p from 100p * Delticom DEXGn.DE : Berenberg raises target to 40.50 euros from 34.50 euros; rating hold * DIA DIDA.MC : Natixis raises to buy from neutral * eg Solutions EGS.L : Panmure raises price target to 122p from 111p; rating buy * Eiffage FOUG.PA : Goldman Sachs raises target to 40 euros from 36 euros; rating neutral * Eurocash EUR.WA : HSBC cuts target price to Pln 55 from Pln 60; rating neutral * FCC FCC.MC : Goldman Sachs raises target price to 14.50 euros from 8 euros;rating neutral * Firstgroup FGP.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 145p from 137p; rating overweight * Firstgroup FGP.L : Citigroup raises target price to 128p from 105p; rating neutral * Fresnillo FRES.L : UBS cuts price target to 1150p from 1250p; rating neutral * G4S Plc GFS.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 290p from 310p; rating buy * Genel Energy GENL.L : Edison Investment Research starts with target range 1113p - 1405p * Go-Ahead GOG.L : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral; target price to 1745p from 1525p * Goldenport GPRT.L : Panmure raises to buy from hold; raises target to 50p from 40p * Heidelbergcement HEIG.DE : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from sell * Hellenic Carriers HCLL.L : Panmure raises price target to 40p from 30p; rating hold * Hennes & Mauritz HMb.ST : UBS raises price target to Sek 290 from Sek 260; rating buy * Hermes HRMS.PA : SocGen raises price target to 235 euros from 230 euros; rating sell * Hochtief HOTG.DE : Goldman Sachs cuts to neutral from buy * Hugo Boss BOSSn.DE : SocGen raises price target to 110 euros from 102 euros; rating buy * Inditex ITX.MC : ISI Group raises target to 130 euros from 120 euros; rating strong buy * Inditex ITX.MC : SocGen raises target price to 141 euros from 139 euros; rating buy * Investec INVP.L : Numis cuts price target to 518p; rating buy * JD Sports Fashion JD.L : Investec raises target price to 1080p from 940p; rating buy * JD Sports Fashion JD.L : Cantor Fitzgerald raises target to 1250p from 1000p; rating buy * John Wood Group WG.L : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral * Julius Baer BAER.VX : SocGen starts with hold; target price Sfr 45 * Kentz KENZ.L : UBS raises price target to 600p from 500p; rating buy * Kering PRTP.PA : SocGen raises price target to 210 euros from 200 euros; rating buy * KGHM KGH.WA : SocGen raises price target to Pln 125 from Pln 113; rating hold * KPN KPN.AS : UBS raises target price to 2.7 euros from 2.3 euros; rating buy * Lafarge LAFP.PA : Goldman Sachs cuts to neutral from buy * Legal & General Group LGEN.L : Canaccord Genuity ups target to 215p from 180p;rating hold * Lloyds Banking LLOY.L : Morgan Stanley adds to Europe best ideas * Lotto24 LO24n.DE : Berenberg cuts target price to 8.50 euros from 12 euros; rating buy * LVMH LVMH.PA : SocGen raises price target to 153 euros from 140 euros; rating hold * Mediobanca Banca di MDBI.MI : Citigroup ups target to 6 euros from 5.60 euros; rating buy * Mersen CBLP.PA : Natixis raises price target to 25 euros from 23 euros; rating buy * Micro Focus MCRO.L : Panmure raises price target to 845p from 835p; rating buy * National Express NEX.L : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy; ups target to 283p from 221p * Nokia NOK1V.HE : Credit Suisse raises to outperform from neutral * Nokia NOK1V.HE : Credit Suisse raises price target to 6 euros from 4.80 euros * Orange ORAN.PA : SocGen raises price target to 10 euros from 8.70 euros; rating buy * Partners Group PGHN.S : Helvea Baader Bank cuts target to Sfr 248 from Sfr 277;rating buy * Petra Diamonds PDL.L : Westhouse Securities raises to buy from add * Petropavlovsk POG.L : Otkritie Capital cuts price target by 3p to 95p; rating hold * Purecircle Ltd PURE.L : Numis raises to add from hold; target price to 390p from 360p * Redrow PLC RDW.L : Panmure raises price target to 236p from 222p; rating hold * Richemont CFR.VX : SocGen raises price target to Sfr 115 from Sfr 100; rating buy * RM PLC RM.L : Numis raises price target to 115p; rating buy * Sabadell SABE.MC : HSBC raises to neutral from underweight * Saint Gobain SGOB.PA : Goldman Sachs ups target to 37 euros from 32 euros; rating neutral * Salvatore Ferragamo SFER.MI : SocGen raises target to 22.5 from 19.5 euros; rating sell * Schneider Electric SCHN.PA : S&P Capital IQ ups target to 66euros from 62euros;ratinghold * SKANSKA SKAb.ST : Goldman Sachs raises price target to 118 euros from 113 euros * SKG SKG.I : Investec raises price target to 19.30 euros from 15.40 euros; 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