EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP: EADS, Air Liquide, BNP Paribas, Nestle

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15/02/2013 14:20

Feb 15 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several 
European companies, including EADS, BNP Paribas and Rolls-Royce, on Friday. 
     
    HIGHLIGHTS 
    * Nestle SA   : Vontobel raises target price to Sfr 66 from Sfr 62; rating hold 
    * EADS NV   : Investec starts with buy rating; price target of 43 euros 
    * Air Liquide SA   : Jefferies cuts price target to 6.25 euros from 6.60 euros 
       
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Friday. 
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.  
     
    * ABB Ltd   : JP Morgan raises target price to Sfr 20.50 from Sfr 19 
    * ABB Ltd   : Morgan Stanley raises target price to Sfr 18.30 from Sfr 17.50 
    * Aberdeen Asset Management   : Canaccord Genuity raises to buy from hold 
    * Aberdeen Asset Management   : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to 460p from 400p 
   
    * Aberdeen Asset Management   : Barclays raises target price to 490p from 470p 
    * Aberdeen Asset Management   : Exane raises target price by 6 percent to 505p 
    * Aberdeen Asset Management   : Credit Suisse raises target price to 470p from 410p 
    * AB Inbev   : HSBC raises target price to 78 euros from 74 euros; rating overweight 
    * African Barrick Gold   : HSBC cuts to neutral from overweight 
    * African Barrick Gold   : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 350p from 390p 
    * Air Liquide SA   : SocGen cuts target price to 100 euros from 105 euros 
    * Air Liquide SA   : Jefferies cuts price target to 6.25 euros from 6.60 euros 
    * Alten SA   : Kepler raises target price to 35 euros from 33 euros; rating buy 
    * Amec   : Barclays raises target price to 1350p from 1320p 
    * Amec   : Nomura cuts target price to 1300p from 1340p; rating buy 
    * Amec   : Oriel Securities cuts to hold from add 
    * Anheuser Busch Inbev   : Bernstein raises target price to 81 euros from 76.50 euros 
    * Anheuser Busch Inbev   : Natixis raises price target to 70 euros from 60 euros 
    * Anheuser Busch Inbev   : S&P Capital IQ raises target to 71 euros from 69 euros 
    * Ausy SA   : Kepler raises target price to 24.4 euros from 23.7 euros; rating buy 
    * Avocet Mining   : Canaccord Genuity cuts to hold from buy 
    * Avocet Mining   : Canaccord Genuity cuts price target to 40p from 90p 
    * Avocet Mining   : BMO cuts to underperform from market perform 
    * Banco Santander SA   : Citigroup raises target price to 6.10 euros from 5.90 euros 
    * Bankia SA   : SocGen cuts target price to 0.05 euro from 0.4 euro 
    * Belimo   : Vontobel raises price target to Sfr 2,000 from Sfr 1,800; rating hold 
    * BNP Paribas SA   : SocGen raises target price to 56 euros from 54 euros 
    * BNP Paribas SA   : Natixis raises price target to 61 euros from 57 euros 
    * Bollore SA   : Exane raises target price to 370 euros from 340 euros 
    * Bolsas y Mercados   : Morgan Stanley raises target to 18.05 euros from 16.60 euros 
    * Bucher Industries AG   : Vontobel raises target price to Sfr 220 from Sfr 200 
    * Capital & Counties Properties   : Morgan Stanley raises target to 290p from 260p; 
    * Carrefour SA   : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 25 euros from 23 euros 
    * Clariant AG   : Barclays raises target price to Sfr 15.70 from Sfr 15.20 
    * Clasquin   : Kepler ups to buy from hold; price target to 23 euros from 21 euros 
    * Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling   : SocGen ups target price to 16.5 euros from 14 euros 
    * Compass   : Credit Suisse raises target price to 912p from 813p; rating outperform  
    * Corio NV   : SocGen cuts target price by 4 percent to 44 euros; rating buy 
    * Dialog Semiconductor   : Jefferies cuts price target to 18.50 euros from 20 euros 
    * EADS NV   : Investec starts with buy rating; price target of 43 euros 
    * Eni SpA   : Investec raises to hold from sell 
    * Eni SpA   : Investec raises price target to 16.40 euros from 15.60 euros 
    * Flsmidth & Co A/S   : Exane raises target price by 13 percent to Dkk 450 
    * F&C Commercial Property Trust   : Liberum Capital starts with buy rating 
    * Fresnillo   : Citigroup cuts to sell from neutral; price target to 1520p from 1956p  
    * Gerresheimer AG   : ESN/Equinet Bank raises target price to 47 euros from 43 euros 
    * Gerresheimer AG   : JP Morgan raises target price to 56.20 euros from 48.20 euros 
    * Gerresheimer AG   : Cheuvreux raises to outperform from underperform 
    * Gesco AG   : ESN/Equinet Bank raises target price to 95 euros from 75 euros 
    * Globaltrans Investment   : Credit Suisse starts with outperform; target of $20  
    * Imerys SA   : SocGen raises target price to 55 euros from 46 euros; rating hold 
    * Imerys SA   : HSBC raises target price to 47 euros from 40 euros 
    * Invensys   : Morgan Stanley raises to overweight from equal weight 
    * Invensys   : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 390p from 254p 
    * Isis Property Trust Ltd   : Liberum Capital starts with hold rating; target price 69P 
    * KBC Groupe SA   : SocGen raises target price to 31 euros from 23 euros 
    * KBC Groupe SA   : ABN Amro raises target price to 34 euros from 30 euros; rating buy 
    * Kingfisher   : S&P Capital IQ raises target price by 10p to 260p; rating sell 
    * Komercni Banka   : Wood & Co raises price target to CZk 4154 from CZk 3899 
    * Ladbrokes   : Barclays raises target price to 210p from 165p 
    * Mail Ru Group Ltd   : Barclays starts with overweight rating 
    * Mercialys SA   : SocGen cuts target price by 3 euros to 17 euros; rating buy 
    * Micro Focus International   : Numis raises target price to 750p from 644p 
    * Morgan Crucible   : JP Morgan raises target price to 325P from 275P 
    * MTG   : S&P Capital IQ raises target price to Sek 280 from Sek 250 
    * Nestle SA   : Vontobel raises target price to Sfr 66 from Sfr 62; rating hold 
    * Next Fifteen Communications   : Canaccord Genuity ups target price to 130p from 119p 
    * Pernod Ricard SA   : SocGen raises target price to 110 euros from 95 euros 
    * Pernod Ricard SA   : Kepler raises target price to 97 euros from 83 euros 
    * Pernod Ricard SA   : Bernstein cuts target price to 103 euros from 107 euros 
    * Pernod Ricard SA   : JP Morgan raises target price to 101 euros from 95 euros 
    * Petroleum Geo-Services ASA   : Barclays raises target price to Nok 140 from Nok 135 
    * Petropavlovsk   : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy; price target to 377p from 501p  
    * Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology   : ESN/Equinet Bank ups target to 87.50 euros from 84 
    * Publicis   : Kepler raises target price to 52 euros from 45 euros; rating hold 
    * Publicis   : SocGen raises target price to 53 euros from 50 euros; rating hold 
    * Publicis   : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 56 euros from 52.50 euros 
    * Randgold Resources   : Citigroup cuts to sell from neutral 
    * Randgold Resources   : Citi