A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's
top-ranked* analysts:
** UBS upgrades German reinsurer Hannover Re HNRGn.DE to
"neutral" from "sell" saying it is well placed to perform into
an active catastrophe season
** GS cuts British property firm Land Securities Group
LAND.L to "neutral" from "buy", citing weak earnings growth
prospects over next few years and greater upside elsewhere in
the sector
INITIATIONS AND REINSTATEMENTS
** UBS initiates Swedish defence equipment maker Saab AB
SAABb.ST with "neutral", saying that growth prospects of the
"Swedish defence prime" are fully priced in
(*Analyst rankings from Thomson Reuters StarMine. The scale is
from 1-star to 5-star with 5 being the best. Analysts are ranked
on earnings accuracy as well as relative performance of
recommendations over trailing 12-month & 24-month periods.)
(Reporting by Amir Orusov and Anastasiia Kozlova)
((Amir.Orusov@thomsonreuters.com;
Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com))