Jan 27 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several
European companies, including Air Liquide, Erste Group Bank AG and MTU Aero Engines, on Wednesday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Air Liquide AIRP.PA : SocGen raises to buy from hold
* Babcock International BAB.L : Barclays cuts to underweight from overweight
* Erste Group Bank AG ERST.VI : Exane BNP Paribas cuts to neutral from outperform
* Greencore GNC.L : Jefferies raises to buy from hold
* MTU Aero Engines AG MTXGn.DE : Exane BNP Paribas raises to neutral from underperform
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Wednesday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* Air Liquide AIRP.PA : SocGen raises to buy from hold
* Arrow Global Group ARWA.L : Peel Hunt ups to buy from hold; raises PT to 262p from 166p
* Babcock International BAB.L : Barclays cuts target price to 145p from 347p
* Babcock International BAB.L : Barclays cuts to underweight from overweight
* Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena SpA BMPS.MI : Barclays initiates with underweight rating
* Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena SpA BMPS.MI : Barclays initiates with EUR 1 target price
* Banco Bpm BAMI.MI : Barclays initiates with overweight rating and EUR 2.20 target price
* Bawag Group AG BAWG.VI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 50 from EUR 46
* BPER EMII.MI : Barclays initiates with overweight rating and EUR 1.90 target price
* Centrica CNA.L : Goldman Sachs reinstates with buy rating and 67p target price
* Credito Emiliano SpA EMBI.MI :Barclays initiates with equal-weight rating and EUR 4.70 PT
* Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc CRST.L : Jefferies raises target price to 330p from 280p
* Epiroc AB EPIRa.ST : Citigroup raises price target to SEK 186 from SEK 181
* Epiroc AB EPIRa.ST : Credit Suisse raises target price to SEK 150 from SEK 130
* Erste Group Bank AG ERST.VI : Exane BNP Paribas cuts to neutral from outperform
* Erste Group Bank AG ERST.VI : Exane BNP Paribas raises target price to EUR 30
* Erste Group Bank AG ERST.VI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 33 from EUR 28
* Forterra Plc FORT.L : Jefferies raises target price to 247p from 231p
* Global Fashion Group SA GFG.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 15 from EUR 9.5
* Greencore GNC.L : Jefferies raises target price to 150p from 106p
* Greencore GNC.L : Jefferies raises to buy from hold
* H&M HMb.ST : Credit Suisse raises target price to SEK 155 from SEK 150
* Hermes HRMS.PA : Citigroup raises price target to EUR 899 from EUR 830
* Interroll Holding AG INRN.S : Credit Suisse ups target price to CHF 2450 from CHF 2073
* Intesa Sanpaolo SpA ISP.MI : Barclays initiates with overweight rating and EUR 2.40 PT
* Jeronimo Martins SA JMT.LS : SocGen initiates with hold rating and PT of EUR 15
* Liberbank SA LBK.MC : Jefferies ups to buy from hold; ups PT to EUR 0.36 from EUR 0.25
* Mediobanca MDBI.MI : Barclays initiates with overweight rating and EUR 9.50 target price
* Mediobanca MDBI.MI : Citigroup raises price target to EUR 8.85 from EUR 8.5
* MTU Aero Engines AG MTXGn.DE : Exane BNP Paribas raises to neutral from underperform
* MTU Aero Engines AG MTXGn.DE : Exane BNP Paribas raises target price to EUR 195
* Raiffeisen Bank International AG RBIV.VI : HSBC ups target price to EUR 21 from EUR 18
* Rolls Royce RR.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 45p from 50p
* Rps Group Plc RPS.L : RBC raises target price to 110p from 80p
* Shell RDSa.L : JP Morgan cuts target price to 1,700p from 1,800p
* STMicroelectronics NV STM.PA : Credit Suisse ups target price to EUR 38.5 from EUR 35
* Sylvania Platinum Ltd SLPL.L : Liberum raises target price to 200p from 140p
* Symrise AG SY1G.DE : Jefferies cuts target price to EUR 115 from EUR 117
* Tarkett SA TKTT.PA : HSBC raises target price to EUR 22 from EUR 18
* Tele Columbus AG TC1n.DE : Barclays cuts target price to EUR 3.25 from EUR 3.30
* Tele Columbus AG TC1n.DE : Barclays cuts to equal weight from overweight
* Thales TCFP.PA : Exane BNP Paribas ups to outperform from neutral; raises PT to EUR 97
* TT Electronics Plc TTG.L : Jefferies raises target price to 225p from 215p
* UBS Group AG UBSG.S : Citigroup raises price target to CHF 16.6 from CHF 16.5
* UBS Group AG UBSG.S : JP Morgan raises target price to CHF 16 from CHF 15
* Unicaja Banco SA UNI.MC : Jefferies raises target price to EUR 1 from EUR 0.95
* Unicredit CRDI.MI : Barclays initiates with equal-weight rating and EUR 8.60 target price
* Vivendi VIV.PA : SocGen resumes coverage with buy rating and target price of EUR 31
(Compiled by Bengaluru Newsroom)
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