A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's
top-ranked* analysts:
** RBC upgrades Spanish energy group Iberdrola IBE.MC to
"sector perform" from "underperform" saying that increased
regulatory risks are already in the share price urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2R0131
** UBS raises British luxury group Burberry BRBY.L to
"neutral" from "sell" on valuation grounds, still cautious on
brand turnaround urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2R01QJ
** Carnegie downgrades Stockolm-listed online gambling
operator Kindred KINDsdb.ST to "hold" from "buy"
INITIATIONS AND REINSTATEMENTS
** Jefferies initiates coverage of Swedish paper products
company Holmen HOLMb.ST with "hold" rating as it sees better
value elsewhere though is attracted to the forest holdings value
longer-term, the structural tailwinds in wood products, among
others urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2R00XG
(*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 Antonis Pothitos and Marta Frackowiak)
((antonis.pothitos@thomsonreuters.com;
marta.frackowiak@thomsonreuters.com
))