Broker News & Views

Wood Group downgraded to neutral from buy at Evolution with unchanged 550p target. Game Group started at Brewin Dolphin with a buy and 80p target price.

Ashtead upgraded to neutral from underweight at JP Morgan.

Betfair started with hold rating at KBC Peel Hunt, target price 1155p.

Computacenter downgraded to neutral from buy at Goldman Sachs, target price stays 460p.

Devro downgraded to neutral from buy at Goldman Sachs, target price 333.7p up from 296p.

European Nickel downgraded to sector-perform at RBC Capital, target price 30p.

Henderson Group upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs, TP raised to 175p from 160p.

JD Wetherspoon downgraded to hold from add at Numis, target price 450p up from 440p.

Keller upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs.

MITIE Group upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs, target price raised to 336.4p from 297.8p.

Mondi downgraded to neutral from buy at Goldman Sachs, target price cut to 631p from 690p.

Mothercare raised to buy from fair value at Singer, target price upped to 900p from 536p.

Mouchel upgraded to buy from hold at KBC Peel Hunt, TP 105p up from 85p.

Nature Group started with buy recommendation at WH Ireland, target price 80p.

Northgate downgraded to neutral from buy at Goldman Sachs, target price stays 290p.

Provident Financial initiated with add rating at Oriel, target price 940p.

Rentokil Initial downgraded to underweight from neutral at JP Morgan.

Rightmove upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs, target price raised to 1083p from 910p.

RPS Group downgraded to neutral from buy at Goldman Sachs, target 282.6p versus 267p.

S & U initiated with buy rating at Canaccord, target price 685p.

Salamander Energy raised to hold from sell at Canaccord, target rising to 249p from 199p.

Spectris upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs, target rising to 1684p from 1390p.

Treatt upgraded to buy from hold at Investec, target price raised to 400p from 312p.

Velosi downgraded to hold from buy at Fox-Davies.

Wellstream upgraded to hold from sell at UniCredit. Downgraded to neutral from buy at Evolution, target cut to 786p from 800p.

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