Broker Views

This table is a guide to the latest buy, sell, hold and target price forecasts from the big City banks and brokers.

27th January 2017

Company Name EPIC Broker Recomm. Current Price Price when issued Old target price New target price Notes
Diageo PLC DGE Beaufort Securities Buy 2,244.00 2,218.00 2,400.00 2,500.00 Retains
Clarke (T) PLC CTO N+1 Singer Corporate 74.75 62.00 - - Retains
Weir Group PLC WEIR Morgan Stanley Overweight 2,050.00 2,041.00 2,140.00 2,140.00 Reiterates
Worldpay Group Plc WPG Morgan Stanley Overweight 282.00 280.80 - - Reiterates
Sophos Group Plc SOPH Morgan Stanley Overweight 265.75 265.80 - - Reiterates
Paysafe Group Plc PAYS Morgan Stanley Overweight 382.00 384.50 - - Reiterates
Royal Dutch Shell RDSA Morgan Stanley Overweight 2,191.00 2,189.00 2,600.00 2,750.00 Reiterates
Unilever PLC ULVR Goldman Sachs Sell 3,232.25 3,191.00 3,050.00 3,020.00 Reiterates
Wizz Air Holdings Plc WIZZ Goldman Sachs Buy 1,844.00 1,829.00 2,100.00 2,100.00 Retains
easyJet PLC EZJ Goldman Sachs Neutral 974.00 995.00 1,160.00 970.00 Downgrades
International Consolidated... IAG Goldman Sachs Buy 497.90 491.20 490.00 580.00 Upgrades
Diageo PLC DGE Goldman Sachs Neutral 2,244.00 2,218.00 2,185.00 2,185.00 Reiterates
Caledonia Investments Plc CLDN Peel Hunt Neutral 2,757.50 2,757.00 - - Downgrades
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets PLC MRW HSBC Reduce 238.15 236.30 - 200.00 Reiterates
Sainsbury (J) PLC SBRY HSBC Reduce 254.50 258.10 - 205.00 Retains
Tesco PLC TSCO HSBC Buy 206.55 189.00 260.00 260.00 Reiterates
Anglo American PLC AAL HSBC Buy 1,368.75 1,355.50 1,470.00 1,470.00 Retains
ITV PLC ITV HSBC Buy 204.70 205.00 200.00 230.00 Reiterates
Ocado Group Plc OCDO HSBC Reduce 244.70 245.00 200.00 200.00 Reiterates
Lonmin PLC LMI HSBC Reduce 132.75 139.50 116.00 98.00 Reiterates
BT Group PLC BT.A Haitong Securities Under Review 302.80 302.10 - - Under Review
Weatherly International PLC WTI RFC Ambrian Speculative Buy 0.73 0.75 1.20 1.30 Reiterates
Unilever PLC ULVR Bryan Garnier Neutral 3,232.25 3,191.00 - 3,570.00 Reiterates
Sage Group (The) PLC SGE Bryan Garnier Neutral 610.00 599.00 650.00 640.00 Reiterates
Diageo PLC DGE Bryan Garnier Neutral 2,244.00 2,218.00 2,150.00 2,210.00 Retains
Sage Group (The) PLC SGE Jefferies International Buy 610.00 599.00 770.00 770.00 Reiterates
Unilever PLC ULVR Jefferies International Buy 3,232.25 3,191.00 3,700.00 3,700.00 Reiterates
MITIE Group PLC MTO Liberum Capital Sell 201.60 201.00 165.00 165.00 Reiterates
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ADN Liberum Capital Hold 271.10 274.90 261.00 261.00 Reiterates
TP Icap Plc Ord 25p TCAP Liberum Capital Buy 451.85 453.80 489.00 489.00 Reiterates
Robert Walters PLC RWA Liberum Capital Buy 362.00 364.75 450.00 450.00 Reiterates
Electrocomponents PLC ECM Liberum Capital Buy 483.80 483.20 500.00 500.00 Reiterates
Auto Trader Group Plc AUTO Liberum Capital Buy 388.50 389.00 530.00 530.00 Reiterates
Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings Plc MAB1 Shore Capital Buy 379.25 370.63 - - Reiterates
Connect Group PLC CNCT Shore Capital Hold 139.75 141.50 - - Reiterates
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC MONY Shore Capital Buy 331.60 334.20 - - Reiterates
Rightmove PLC RMV Shore Capital Buy 3,950.00 3,919.00 - - Reiterates
Zoopla Property Group Plc ZPLA Shore Capital Buy 364.00 350.20 - - Retains
Paragon Group of Companies (The)... PAG Shore Capital Buy 406.10 403.40 - - Reiterates
AstraZeneca PLC AZN Shore Capital Hold 4,239.00 4,298.00 - - Retains
Paragon Group of Companies (The)... PAG Liberum Capital Hold 406.10 403.40 395.00 395.00 Reiterates
Daily Mail and General Trust PLC DMGT Barclays Capital Underweight 688.00 687.00 - 675.00 Reiterates
Royal Bank of Scotland Group... RBS Barclays Capital Underweight 231.80 232.90 - - Reiterates
BowLeven PLC BLVN Barclays Capital Equal weight 27.50 27.25 - - Reiterates
Diageo PLC DGE Barclays Capital Equal weight 2,244.00 2,218.00 2,285.00 2,300.00 Reiterates
Royal Dutch Shell RDSB Barclays Capital Overweight 2,286.00 2,285.00 2,650.00 2,650.00 Reiterates
Royal Dutch Shell RDSA Barclays Capital Overweight 2,191.00 2,189.00 2,650.00 2,650.00 Reiterates
BP PLC BP. Barclays Capital Overweight 486.83 485.40 625.00 625.00 Reiterates
Travis Perkins PLC TPK Barclays Capital Underweight 1,474.00 1,470.00 1,350.00 1,350.00 Retains
Paragon Group of Companies (The)... PAG Peel Hunt Buy 406.10 403.40 460.00 460.00 Reiterates
Booker Group PLC BOK Peel Hunt Buy 212.30 183.10 200.00 225.00 Reiterates
St James's Place PLC STJ JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 1,083.00 1,073.00 1,192.00 1,192.00 Reiterates
SSP Group Plc SSPG JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 390.60 393.70 400.00 400.00 Reiterates
Smiths Group PLC SMIN JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 1,526.00 1,530.00 1,612.00 1,612.00 Reiterates
Diageo PLC DGE JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 2,244.00 2,218.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 Reiterates
Unilever PLC ULVR JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 3,232.25 3,191.00 3,200.00 3,200.00 Retains
Kaz Minerals PLC KAZ JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 452.65 439.50 465.00 465.00 Reiterates
Pearson PLC PSON JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 607.50 622.00 940.00 650.00 Retains
PayPoint PLC PAY JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 968.00 960.00 1,069.00 1,069.00 Reiterates
Connect Group PLC CNCT JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 139.75 141.50 164.00 164.00 Reiterates
Whitbread PLC WTB JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 3,960.00 3,900.00 3,845.00 3,930.00 Reiterates
Kier Group PLC KIE JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 1,379.00 1,367.00 1,570.00 1,613.00 Reiterates
Lonmin PLC LMI JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 132.75 139.50 250.00 220.00 Downgrades
Old Mutual Group PLC OML JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 213.20 211.80 220.00 236.00 Upgrades
Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC BRW Cantor Fitzgerald Hold 310.55 312.00 300.00 300.00 Retains
Braemar Shipping Services PLC BMS Cantor Fitzgerald Buy 250.00 244.00 400.00 330.00 Upgrades
Staffline Group PLC STAF Liberum Capital Buy 1,050.00 1,019.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 Reiterates
Unilever PLC ULVR Beaufort Securities Buy 3,232.25 3,191.00 - 3,800.00 Reiterates
Sky Plc SKY Beaufort Securities Buy 1,005.00 1,004.00 - - Reiterates
Rosslyn Data Technologies Plc... RDT Beaufort Securities Speculative Buy 7.50 7.75 - - Retains
Angle PLC AGL Beaufort Securities Speculative Buy 49.00 49.25 - - Retains
Quixant QXT finnCap Corporate 340.00 352.50 325.00 370.00 Reiterates
Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings Plc MAB1 finnCap Buy 379.25 370.63 420.00 420.00 Retains
Wilmington Group PLC WIL Peel Hunt Buy 265.88 265.75 320.00 320.00 Reiterates
UBM Plc UBM Peel Hunt Add 714.50 711.50 760.00 760.00 Reiterates
Tarsus PLC TRS Peel Hunt Add 276.00 278.00 320.00 320.00 Retains
Informa PLC INF Peel Hunt Add 653.50 651.50 - 740.00 Reiterates
Euromoney Institutional Investor... ERM Peel Hunt Buy 1,117.00 1,116.00 1,330.00 1,130.00 Retains
Centaur Media PLC CAU Peel Hunt Add 48.25 47.25 50.00 50.00 Reiterates
Ascential Plc ASCL Peel Hunt Add 289.05 289.00 290.00 290.00 Reiterates
Hotel Chocolat Group Ltd HOTC finnCap Hold 271.25 283.50 - 270.00 Initiates/Starts
Sdx Energy Inc. Com Shs Npv Di SDX Cantor Fitzgerald Buy 38.25 34.25 71.00 78.00 Reiterates
Findel PLC FDL Cantor Fitzgerald Buy 205.00 206.25 250.00 250.00 Reiterates
Kaz Minerals PLC KAZ Citigroup Buy 452.65 439.50 - - Reiterates
IG Group Holdings PLC IGG Citigroup Neutral 539.50 532.50 470.00 520.00 Retains
Fresnillo PLC FRES Citigroup Sell 1,428.00 1,372.00 1,100.00 1,225.00 Retains
Diageo PLC DGE Citigroup Buy 2,244.00 2,218.00 - 2,500.00 Reiterates
CYBG Plc CYBG Citigroup Sell 290.10 288.60 - - Reiterates
Diageo PLC DGE Berenberg Buy 2,244.00 2,218.00 2,140.00 2,430.00 Reiterates
International Consolidated... IAG Davy Research Outperform 497.90 491.20 - - Reiterates
esure Group plc ESUR Peel Hunt Hold 201.00 202.50 190.00 200.00 Reiterates
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC DLG Peel Hunt Hold 354.90 352.60 370.00 365.00 Reiterates
Hogg Robinson Group PLC HRG Peel Hunt Buy 70.38 70.25 - 88.00 Retains
Watchstone Group Plc WTG Peel Hunt Buy 191.00 195.00 290.00 270.00 Retains
Tarsus PLC TRS Peel Hunt Add 276.00 278.00 320.00 320.00 Retains
Travis Perkins PLC TPK Deutsche Bank Buy 1,474.00 1,470.00 - - Retains
TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC TALK Deutsche Bank Buy 156.05 153.30 - - Reiterates
Smiths Group PLC SMIN Deutsche Bank Buy 1,526.00 1,530.00 - - Retains
Inmarsat PLC ISAT Deutsche Bank Buy 627.00 632.50 - - Reiterates
Great Portland Estates PLC GPOR Deutsche Bank Buy 617.00 623.00 - - Reiterates
Daily Mail and General Trust PLC DMGT Deutsche Bank Hold 688.00 687.00 - - Retains
Anglo American PLC AAL Deutsche Bank Hold 1,368.75 1,355.50 - - Reiterates
easyJet PLC EZJ Deutsche Bank Hold 974.00 995.00 935.00 915.00 Retains
Vodafone Group PLC VOD Deutsche Bank Buy 193.35 192.50 300.00 285.00 Reiterates
BT Group PLC BT.A Deutsche Bank Sell 302.80 302.10 325.00 325.00 Reiterates
Pearson PLC PSON Deutsche Bank Hold 607.50 622.00 600.00 600.00 Retains