EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Bayer, Ericsson, BBVA, Peugeot

Groupe Partouche SA

12/12/2013 16:20

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Bayer and Nokia, on Thursday.  HIGHLIGHTS * Bayer Ag  BAYGn.DE : Barclays raises target to 90 euros from 85 euros ID:nWNBB039BT  * Communications equipment: SocGen ups Ericsson to buy; cuts Nokia to hold * Blue Solutions  BLUE.PA : HSBC starts with neutral rating * Logitech Int'l  LOGN.S : Exane BNP Paribas raises target to Sfr 15 from Sfr 11 Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Thursday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order. See bottom of the table for sector changes.   * Actelion Ltd  ATLN.VX : Barclays raises target to Sfr 56 from Sfr 51; rating equal weight * Affine RE  BTPP.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts to hold from buy * Affine RE  BTPP.PA : Kepler Cheuvreux cuts target to 15.3 euros from 16.1euros * Almirall  ALM.MC : Barclays raises target to 10.70 euros from 10.30 euros; equal weight  * Banco Popular  POP.MC : Credit Suisse cuts target to 3.9 euros from 4 euros; neutral * Bayer Ag  BAYGn.DE : Barclays raises target to 90 euros from 85 euros; equal weight   * BBA Aviation  BBA.L : Morgan Stanley raises target to 315p from 310p; equal weight * Blue Solutions  BLUE.PA : HSBC starts with neutral rating; target price 20 euros * City of London Investment  CTY.L :N+1 Singer cuts to hold from buy  * City of London Investment  CTY.L :N+1 Singer cuts target price to 220p from 260p * Danone SA  DANO.PA : Credit Suisse cuts target to 46 euros from 49 euros; underperform * Deutsche Wohnen  DWNG.DE : Morgan Stanley cuts target to 16.50 euros from 17 euros * Ericsson  ERICb.ST : SocGen raises to buy from sell; target price to Sek 95 from Sek 72 * Faurecia SA  EPED.PA :Barclays raises target to 26 euros from 21 euros; equal weight * Genel Energy  GENL.L : Canaccord Genuity raises to buy from hold * Genel Energy  GENL.L : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to 1240p from 1100p * Genmab A/S  GEN.CO : Jefferies raises target price to Dkk 280 from Dkk 230; rating buy * Go-Ahead Group  GOG.L : Jefferies raises target price to 1825p from 1815p; rating buy * Groupe Partouche  PARP.PA : Natixis cuts price target to 0.9 euros from 1 euros; neutral * Gulf Keystone Petroleum  GKP.L : Canaccord Genuity cuts target to 200p from 216p; hold * Heineken NV  HEIN.AS : Natixis cuts target price to 55 euros from 58 euros; rating buy * Imagination Technologies  IMG.L : Liberum raises to buy from hold * Imagination Technologies  IMG.L : Deutsche Bank Cuts Price Target To 200P From 280P * Inditex S.A.  ITX.MC :HSBC raises target price to 122 euros from 116 euros; neutral * Ipsen SA  IPN.PA : Barclays raises target to 29 euros from 27 euros; rating equal weight  * Inditex S.A.  ITX.MC : Raymond James raises target to 124 euros from 119 euros;outperform * Inditex S.A.  ITX.MC : Deutsche Bank raises price target to 125 euros from 120 euros * Saipem SpA  SPMI.MI : Credit Suisse cuts target to 16.1 euros from 16.3 euros * Stagecoach Group  SGC.L : Deutsche Bank raises price target to 400P from 365P * Lectra SA  LECS.PA : SocGen cuts to hold from buy * Lectra SA  LECS.PA : SocGen raises target price to 8.6 euros from 8 euros * Logitech Int'l  LOGN.S : Exane BNP Paribas raises target to Sfr 15 from Sfr 11;outperform * Nokia  NOK1V.HE : SocGen cuts to hold from buy * Novo Nordisk  NOVOb.CO : Barclays raises target to Dkk 1004.45from Dkk 970; overweight * Securitas  SECUb.ST : UBS cuts target price to Sek 70 from Sek 74; rating neutral * Sistema  SSAq.L : Morgan Stanley raises target price to $34 from $28; overweight * The Sage Group  SGE.L : Jefferies raises price target to 420p from 380p; rating buy * Tinkoff Credit Systems  TCSq.L : JP Morgan starts with overweight; target price $20 * Tinkoff Credit Systems  TCSq.L : JP Morgan adds to analyst focus list * Tissue Regenix  TRX.L : Panmure raises target price to 22p from 18p; rating buy * Tryg A/S  TRYG.CO : JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight  * Tryg A/S  TRYG.CO : JP Morgan raises target price to Dkk 496 from Dkk 440 * U C B SA  UCB.BR : Barclays raises to overweight from equal weight  * U C B SA  UCB.BR : Barclays raises target price to 57 euros from 46 euros * Vestas  VWS.CO : Danske Bank resumes coverage with a target price of DKK 220; rating buy  * Wood Group  WG.L : Credit Suisse cuts price target to 850p from 900p; outperform (Compiled by Sneha Banerjee in Bangalore) ((sneha.banerjee@thomsonreuters.com)(within U.S. +1 646 223 8780, outside U.S. +91 80 6749 1130)(Reuters Messaging: sneha.banerjee.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)(U.S. +1 646 223 8780)) Keywords: RESEARCH EUROPE/