Thursday broker round-up
LONDON (ShareCast) - Smiths Group (Other OTC: SMGKF - news) : Charles Stanley (LSE: CAY.L - news) downgrades to reduce while Nomura reiterates buy recommendation. Weir Group : Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) reiterates equalweight and 1,700p target.
Prudential : Barclays reiterates overweight and lifts target to 1,868p.
Serco : Jefferies reiterates hold but trims target to 185p from 195p.
Fenner : UBS (NYSEArca: FBGX - news) reiterates neutral but lowers target to 200p from 210p.
Pearson : Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS - news) reiterates outperform and raises target to 1,700p from 1,480p.
Vodafone Group (Swiss: VOD.SW - news) : Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS-PB - news) reiterates buy and takes target to 260p from 285p.
Imagination Technologies (Other OTC: IGNMF - news) : Numis lowers target to 155p from 170p and reiterates sell.
Reckitt Benckiser (Xetra: A0M1W6 - news) : Morgan Stanley (Xetra: 885836 - news) lifts target to 6,300p from 5,800p and upgrades to overweight.
Great Portland Estates (Other OTC: GPEAF - news) : UBS raises target to 900p from 785p and reiterates buy.
Ted Baker : Canaccord Genuity (Other OTC: CCORF - news) raises target price to 3,180p from 2,575p and reiterates buy.
Secure Trust Bank : Canaccord Genuity reiterates buy and raises target to 4,000p from 3,200p.