Jan 20 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several
European companies, including Alstom, Daimler and Novo Nordisk, on Wednesday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Alstom ALSO.PA : Jefferies raises to buy from hold
* Daimler AG DAIGn.DE : HSBC raises to buy from hold
* Elementis Plc ELM.L : HSBC cuts to reduce from hold
* Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO : Credit Suisse cuts to neutral from outperform
* Unicredit CRDI.MI : SocGen raises to hold from sell
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Wednesday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* Almirall SA ALM.MC : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 12 from EUR 10
* Alstom ALSO.PA : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 55 from EUR 45
* Alstom ALSO.PA : Jefferies raises to buy from hold
* AstraZeneca AZN.L : Credit Suisse cuts target price to 9000p from 9500p
* BASF SE BASFn.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 62 from EUR 56
* Bat BATS.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 2,792p from 2,909p
* Bayer AG BAYGn.DE : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 55 from EUR 47
* BBVA BBVA.MC : HSBC raises target price to EUR 4.6 from EUR 3.9
* BMW BMWG.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 85 from EUR 70
* Commerzbank AG CBKG.DE : RBC raises target price to EUR 6.5 from EUR 5.5
* Covestro AG 1COV.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 56 from EUR 47
* Daimler AG DAIGn.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 66 from EUR 42.5
* Daimler AG DAIGn.DE : HSBC raises to buy from hold
* DSM DSMN.AS : Credit Suisse raises to outperform from neutral
* DSM DSMN.AS : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 154 from EUR 141
* Dunelm Group Plc DNLM.L : Citigroup cuts price target to 1075p from 1190p
* DWF Group Plc DWF.L : Peel Hunt initiates coverage with buy rating; target price 128p
* DX (Group) Plc DXDX.L : Liberum raises target price to 40p from 35p
* EasyJet EZJ.L : Citigroup cuts price target to 600p from 650p
* EasyJet EZJ.L : Credit Suisse raises target price to 934p from 840p
* EasyJet EZJ.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 825p from 875p
* Elementis Plc ELM.L : HSBC cuts target price to 88p from 92p
* Elementis Plc ELM.L : HSBC cuts to reduce from hold
* Elisa Oyj ELISA.HE : Barclays raises target price to EUR 50 from EUR 43
* Elisa Oyj ELISA.HE : Barclays raises to equal weight from underweight
* Evonik Industries AG EVKn.DE : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 22 from EUR 25
* Evonik Industries AG EVKn.DE : HSBC cuts to reduce from hold
* Finecobank FBK.MI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 14 from EUR 13.3
* Flow Traders NV FLOW.AS : Exane BNP Paribas raises to outperform from neutral
* Frontier Developments Plc FDEV.L : Peel Hunt cuts to hold from buy
* Frontier Developments Plc FDEV.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 3,418p from 2,466p
* Grifols GRLS.MC : Credit Suisse cuts target price to EUR 26 from EUR 27
* GSK GSK.L : Credit Suisse cuts target price to 1400p from 1580p
* GSK GSK.L : Credit Suisse cuts to underperform from neutral
* Hollywood Bowl Group Plc BOWL.L : Peel Hunt raises to add from hold
* Imperial Brands IMB.L : Jefferies raises target price to 2,041p from 1,957p
* Ipsen SA IPN.PA : Credit Suisse cuts target price to EUR 75 from EUR 86
* Johnson Matthey JMAT.L : HSBC raises target price to 2850p from 2350p
* Kemira Oyj KEMIRA.HE : HSBC cuts to reduce from hold
* Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV AD.AS : Credit Suisse cuts target to EUR 24 from EUR 25
* Krones AG KRNG.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 74 from EUR 67
* Lanxess AG LXSG.DE : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 75 from EUR 78
* Lonza Group AG LONN.S : Credit Suisse raises target price to CHF 670 from CHF 600
* Lundbeck LUN.CO : Credit Suisse raises target price to DKK 200 from DKK 170
* Merck KGaA MRCG.DE : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 165 from EUR 145
* Novartis AG NOVN.S : Credit Suisse cuts target price to CHF 90 from CHF 96
* Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO : Credit Suisse cuts to neutral from outperform
* Orion Oyj ORNBV.HE : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 35 from EUR 30
* Recordati RECI.MI : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 43 from EUR 40
* Rio Tinto RIO.L : RBC cuts target price to 6000p from 6100p
* Royal Mail Plc RMG.L : Deutsche Bank raises to buy from hold
* Royal Mail Plc RMG.L : Deutsche Bank raises target price to 550p from 320p
* Ryanair RYA.I : JP Morgan cuts to neutral from overweight
* Ryanair RYA.I : JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 17.5 from EUR 18.5
* Sanofi SASY.PA : Credit Suisse cuts target price to EUR 96 from EUR 105
* Santander SAN.MC : HSBC raises target price to EUR 3.4 from EUR 1.95
* Santander SAN.MC : HSBC raises to buy from hold
* Shell RDSb.L : Citigroup raises price target to 1200p from 980p
* Stellantis NV STLA.MI : JP Morgan initiates with overweight rating and PT of EUR 18
* Synthomer SYNTS.L : Credit Suisse raises target price to 515p from 490p
* Synthomer SYNTS.L : HSBC raises target price to 550p from 450p
* Synthomer SYNTS.L : Jefferies raises target price to 545p from 440p
* UCB SA UCB.BR : Credit Suisse raises target price to EUR 90 from EUR 83
* Umicore SA UMI.BR : HSBC raises target price to EUR 39 from EUR 37
* Unicredit CRDI.MI : SocGen raises to hold from sell
* Unicredit CRDI.MI : SocGen raises target price to EUR 8.1 from EUR 7.2
* Victrex Plc VCTX.L : HSBC raises target price to 1900p from 1700p
* Wizz Air WIZZ.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 5,725p from 5,850p
* Wood Plc WG.L : Jefferies cuts to underperform from hold
* Wood Plc WG.L : Jefferies raises target price to 260p from 240p
(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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