Jan 22 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on
several European companies, including Big Yellow , Coloplast and Mercedes-Benz, on Wednesday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Bachem Holding AG BANB.S : Barclays raises to equal-weight from underweight
* Big Yellow Group Plc BYG.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
* Coloplast COLOB.CO : HSBC raises to buy from hold
* Hannover Re HNRGN.DE : HSBC raises to buy from hold
* Mercedes-Benz Group AG MBGn.DE : Berenberg cuts to hold from buy
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on
Wednesday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* Adidas AG ADSGn.DE : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 275 from EUR 266
* Adidas AG ADSGn.DE : Telsey Advisory Group raises target price to EUR 290 from EUR 285
* Aperam SA APAM.AS : Citigroup cuts target price to EUR 29 from EUR 31
* Aviva AV.L : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral; raises PT to 615p from 555p
* Bachem Holding AG BANB.S : Barclays cuts target price to CHF 65 from CHF 71
* Bachem Holding AG BANB.S : Barclays raises to equal-weight from underweight
* Belimo Holding AG BEAN.S : HSBC raises target price to CHF 760 from CHF 640
* Big Yellow Group Plc BYG.L : Berenberg cuts target price to 1144p from 1285p
* Big Yellow Group Plc BYG.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
* BMW BMWG.DE : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 92 from EUR 80
* BMW BMWG.DE : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
* Carnival CCL.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 2300p from 1500p
* Coloplast COLOB.CO : HSBC cuts target price to DKK 920 from DKK 930
* Coloplast COLOB.CO : HSBC raises to buy from hold
* Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA CFR.S : Berenberg raises PT to CHF 160 from CHF 150
* Cranswick Plc CWK.L : Barclays raises target price to 5594p from 5397p
* Eiffage FOUG.PA : JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 123 from EUR 125
* Elementis Plc ELM.L : Berenberg raises target price to 185p from 170p
* Geberit AG GEBN.S : JP Morgan initiates coverage with underweight rating; PT CHF 450
* Hannover Re HNRGN.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 280 from EUR 260
* Hannover Re HNRGN.DE : HSBC raises to buy from hold
* IMI IMI.L : HSBC raises target price to 2375p from 2200p
* Knorr Bremse AG KBX.DE : Citigroup raises target price to EUR 89 from EUR 88
* Lanxess AG LXSG.DE : Berenberg cuts target price to EUR 31 from EUR 32
* Lufthansa LHAG.DE : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 6.5 from EUR 7
* Mercedes-Benz Group AG MBGn.DE : Berenberg cuts target price to EUR 63 from EUR 70
* Mercedes-Benz Group AG MBGn.DE : Berenberg cuts to hold from buy
* Munich Re MUVGn.DE : HSBC raises to buy from hold; raises target price to EUR 560 from
EUR 515
* Oberoi Realty Ltd OEBO.NS : HSBC raises target price to 2070 rupees from 2050 rupees
* Polypeptide Group AG PPGN.S : Barclays initiates coverage with overweight rating and PT
CHF 40
* Porsche SE PSHG_p.DE : Berenberg cuts target price to EUR 41 from EUR 67
* Porsche SE PSHG_p.DE : Berenberg cuts to hold from buy
* Premier Foods PFD.L : Barclays raises target price to 220p from 207p
* Qinetiq Group Plc QQ.L : Berenberg cuts target price to 500p from 550p
* Rentokil Initial RTO.L : HSBC cuts target price to 345p from 360p
* Salzgitter AG SZGG.DE : Citigroup cuts target price to EUR 18 from EUR 18.5
* Scor SCOR.PA : HSBC raises target price to EUR 27 from EUR 26
* Smiths Group SMIN.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 2,210p from 2,160p
* SSAB SSABa.ST : Citigroup cuts target price to SEK 60 from SEK 62
* Suss Microtec SE SMHNn.DE : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 65 from EUR 60
* Swiss Re SRENH.S : HSBC cuts to hold from buy
* the Gym Group GYM.L : Barclays raises target price to 160p from 145p
* Vestas VWS.CO : Jefferies raises to buy from hold; cuts PT to DKK 135 from DKK 160
* Voestalpine AG VOES.VI : Citigroup cuts target price to EUR 20 from EUR 21.5
* Volvo VOLVb.ST : Citigroup raises target price to SEK 292 from SEK 280
* WAG Payment Solutions Plc WPS.L : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 114p from 134p
* Worldline WLN.PA : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 8.5 from EUR 9
(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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