May 12 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on
several European companies, including Barclays, Coloplast and Soitec, on Friday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Acerinox SA ACX.MC : Morgan Stanley raises to overweight from equal weight
* Barclays BARC.L : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform
* Coloplast COLOb.CO : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral
* Soitec SA SOIT.PA : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral
* Wdp WDPP.BR : RBC raises to sector perform from underperform
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Friday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* 1&1 AG 1U1.DE : Goldman Sachs cuts target price to EUR 13.5 from EUR 15.3
* Acerinox SA ACX.MC : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 12.8 from EUR 10.8
* Acerinox SA ACX.MC : Morgan Stanley raises to overweight from equal weight
* Air France-KLM AIRF.PA : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 2.4 from EUR 2.3
* Air Liquide SA AIRP.PA : HSBC raises target price to EUR 158 from EUR 156
* Aktia Bank ABP AKTIA.HE : Inderes cuts target to EUR 10.5 from EUR 11.0; rating
accumulate
* Alstom ALSO.PA : Citigroup cuts price target to EUR 33 from EUR 35
* Amplifon SpA AMPF.MI : Bernstein initiates coverage with outperform rating
* Amplifon SpA AMPF.MI : Bernstein initiates coverage with EUR 41.5 target price
* Ams AG AMS.S : UBS cuts target price to CHF 6.6 from CHF 7.9
* Aperam SA APAM.AS : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to EUR 42 from EUR 47
* Aperam SA APAM.AS : Morgan Stanley cuts to equal weight from overweight
* ArcelorMittal SA MT.AS : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to EUR 35.5 from EUR 36.5
* Asos Plc ASOS.L : Berenberg cuts target price to 1000p from 1200p
* Asos Plc ASOS.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 500p from 750p
* Asos Plc ASOS.L : Peel Hunt cuts target price to 550p from 750p
* Banco Bpm BAMI.MI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 5.5 from EUR 4.95
* Barclays BARC.L : RBC raises target price to 230p from 215p
* Barclays BARC.L : RBC raises to outperform from sector perform
* Barratt BDEV.L : Berenberg raises target price to 552p from 440p
* Barry Callebaut AG BARN.S : Citigroup cuts price target to CHF 2350 from CHF 2400
* Bayer AG BAYGn.DE : Jefferies cuts target price to EUR 68 from EUR 70
* Beazley BEZG.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 850p from 835p
* Bellway Plc BWY.L : Berenberg raises target price to 2700p from 2200p
* Berkeley Group BKGH.L : Berenberg raises target price to 5100p from 4500p
* Bouygues BOUY.PA : HSBC raises target price to EUR 40 from EUR 37
* BPER Banca EMII.MI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 4.6 from EUR 3.7
* Caixabank CABK.MC : Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 4.4 from EUR 4.35
* Coloplast COLOb.CO : JP Morgan cuts target price to DKK 775 from DKK 800
* Coloplast COLOb.CO : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral
* Coloplast A/S COLOb.CO : Barclays cuts target price to DKK 830 from DKK 840
* Compass Group CPG.L : UBS raises target price to 2200p from 2055p
* Credit Agricole SA CAGR.PA : Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 12.7 from EUR
12.3
* Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc CRST.L : Berenberg raises target price to 310p from 220p
* Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc CRST.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
* Demant A/S DEMANT.CO : Bernstein initiates coverage with outperform rating
* Demant A/S DEMANT.CO : Bernstein initiates coverage with DKK 330 target price
* Deutsche Telekom AG DTEGn.DE : Barclays raises target price to EUR 26 from EUR 25.5
* Deutsche Telekom AG DTEGn.DE : Citigroup cuts price target to EUR 26 from EUR 26.4
* Deutz AG DEZG.DE : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 6.40 from EUR 6.30
* Diageo DGE.L : Jefferies cuts to hold from buy; cuts target price to 3800p from 4000p
* Dowlais Group Plc DWL.L : Stifel initiates coverage with buy rating and 175p target
price
* Elisa Oyj ELISA.HE : UBS raises target price to EUR 56 from EUR 52
* Engie ENGIE.PA : Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 17 from EUR 16.5
* Equasens SA EQSE.PA : Stifel raises target price to EUR 86 from EUR 85
* Eurocell Plc ECEL.L : Berenberg cuts target price to 220p from 250p
* Eurocell Plc ECEL.L : Peel Hunt cuts target price to 180p from 205p
* Finecobank Banca Fineco SpA FBK.MI : Morgan Stanley cuts PT to EUR 18.2 from EUR 18.5
* Firstgroup Plc FGP.L : RBC cuts target price to 160p from 165p
* Fluidra SA FLUI.MC : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 20.5 from EUR 20
* Fortum Oyj FORTUM.HE : Inderes raises to buy from accumulate; PT to EUR 16 from EUR 15
* Geberit AG GEBN.S : Citigroup starts coverage with sell rating; target price CHF 420
* Genmab A/S GMAB.CO : Morgan Stanley initiates coverage with underweight rating
* Genmab A/S GMAB.CO : Morgan Stanley initiates coverage with target price DKK 2,235
* GN Store Nord GN.CO : Bernstein initiates coverage with market-perform rating
* GN Store Nord GN.CO : Bernstein initiates coverage with DKK 175 target price
* Hannover Rueck SE HNRGn.DE : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 200 from EUR 190
* Hannover Rueck SE HNRGn.F : HSBC raises target price to EUR 196 from EUR 192
* Hapag Lloyd AG HLAG.DE : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 120 from EUR 180
* Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to EUR 150 from EUR 167
* Heidelberg Materials HEIG.DE : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 66 from EUR 57
* Heidelberg Materials HEIG.DE : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 77 from EUR 73
* Inchcape INCH.L : HSBC raises target price to 1095p from 1050p
* Infineon Technologies AG IFXGn.DE : Bernstein raises target price to EUR 50 from EUR 45
* ING INGA.AS : UBS raises target price to EUR 16.8 from EUR 16.6
* ING Groep NV INGA.AS : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 16 from EUR 15
* ING Groep NV INGA.AS : JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 16 from EUR 14.8
* ING Groep NV INGA.AS : RBC raises target price to EUR 15.50 from EUR 15
* Intesa Sanpaolo SpA ISP.MI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 3.4 from EUR 3.2
* ITV Plc ITV.L : Barclays cuts target price to 80p from 85p
* Jc Decaux SA JCDX.PA : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 26 from EUR 27
* JCDecaux JCDX.PA : Citigroup cuts price target to EUR 21.3 from EUR 21.7
* Knorr Bremse AG KBX.DE : Citigroup raises price target to EUR 75 from EUR 72
* Lanxess LXSG.DE : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to EUR 50.5 from EUR 51
* Lanxess AG LXSG.DE : Berenberg cuts target price to EUR 56 from EUR 59
* Lundbeck Ltd HLUNb.CO : Deutsche Bank raises target price to DKK 35 from DKK 31
* Mediobanca MDBI.MI : Barclays raises target price to EUR 11.1 from EUR 10.9
* Mediobanca MDBI.MI : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 11.1 from EUR 11.2
* Mercedes-Benz Group AG MBGn.DE : Morgan Stanley raises target to EUR 73.5 from EUR 72
* Merck KGaA MRCG.DE : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to EUR 206 from EUR 210
* Metso Corporation METSO.HE : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 11.3 from EUR
10.4
* Mister Spex SE MRXG.DE : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 9 from EUR 15
* Mj Gleeson Plc GLEG.L : Berenberg raises target price to 518p from 470p
* MTU Aero Engines AG MTXGn.DE : Berenberg raises target price to EUR 280 from EUR 240
* New Work SE NWOn.DE : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to EUR 155 from EUR 165
* Nextenergy Solar Fund Ltd NESF.L : RBC cuts target price to 130p from 135p
* Nlb NLBq.L : Deutsche Bank raises target price to 22p from 20p
* Nova Ljubljanska Banka Dd Ljubljana NLBR.LJ : HSBC raises target to EUR 128 from EUR
112
* Outokumpu Oyj OUT1V.HE : Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 7.8 from EUR 6.5
* Outokumpu Oyj OUT1V.HE : Morgan Stanley raises to overweight from equal weight
* Ovaro Kiinteistosijoitus Oyj OVARO.HE : Inderes cuts PT to EUR 2.8 from EUR 3.0; reduce
* Pearson PSON.L : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 920p from 940p
* Pearson PSON.L : Morgan Stanley raises to overweight from equal weight
* Redrow Plc RDW.L : Berenberg raises target price to 643p from 466p
* Redrow Plc RDW.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold
* Rockwool ROCKb.CO : Barclays raises target price to DKK 2200 from DKK 2100
* Rockwool A/S ROCKb.CO : Morgan Stanley raises target price to DKK 1,638 from DKK 1,630
* S4 Capital SFOR.L : Barclays cuts target price to 270p from 300p
* Sage Group SGE.L : HSBC raises target price to 925p from 920p
* Salzgitter AG SZGG.DE : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to EUR 32.6 from EUR 34.6
* Siltronic AG WAFGn.DE : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to EUR 65 from EUR 70
* Sma Solar S92G.DE : TD Cowen raises target price to EUR 98 from EUR 90
* Snam SRG.MI : Barclays raises target price to EUR 5.6 from EUR 5.4
* Software AG SOWGn.DE : Baader Helvea cuts to reduce from add
* Soitec SA SOIT.PA : JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 100 from EUR 195
* Soitec SA SOIT.PA : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral
* Sonova Holding AG SOON.S : Bernstein initiates coverage with underperform rating
* Sonova Holding AG SOON.S : Bernstein initiates coverage with CHF 235 target price
* Spire Healthcare Group Plc SPI.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 317p from 315p
* Straumann Holding AG STMN.S : Bernstein initiates coverage with outperform rating
* Straumann Holding AG STMN.S : Bernstein initiates coverage with CHF 165 target price
* Stroeer SAXG.DE : Citigroup cuts price target to EUR 50 from EUR 53
* Stroeer SAXG.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 55 from EUR 52
* Swiss Life Holding AG SLHN.S : Berenberg cuts target price to CHF 633 from CHF 701
* Taylor Wimpey TW.L : Berenberg raises target price to 122p from 111p
* Technogym SpA TGYM.MI : Stifel raises target price to EUR 8.7 from EUR 8.5
* ThyssenKrupp TKAG.DE : JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 5.7 from EUR 6.6
* Unicredit CRDI.MI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 27.5 from EUR 23
* UPM-Kymmene Oyj UPM.HE : Credit Suisse cuts target price to EUR 28.2 from EUR 33.8
* Verbund AG VERB.VI : Stifel cuts target price to EUR 98 from EUR 100
* Vestas VWS.CO : Morgan Stanley raises target price to DKK 157 from DKK 155
* Vimian Group AB VIMIAN.ST : Citigroup raises price target to SEK 37 from SEK 33
* Vistry Group Plc VTYV.L : Berenberg raises target price to 871p from 760p
* Vodafone VOD.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 95p from 100p
* Volkswagen AG VOWG_p.DE : RBC cuts target price to EUR 160 from EUR 181
* Wdp WDPP.BR : RBC raises to sector perform from underperform
(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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