Aperam, Palfinger, SSAB
Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Aperam, Palfinger and SSAB, on Thursday.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Aperam SA
APAM: JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight
* Freenet (FNTGN.DE): Barclays cuts to equal-weight from overweight
* Palfinger AG
PAL: Berenberg raises to buy from hold
* SSAB
SSAB_A: JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral
* Umicore SA
UMI: Goldman Sachs raises to neutral from sell
Following is a summary of research actions on European companies reported by Reuters on Thursday. Stock entries are in alphabetical order.
* 4Imprint Group
FOUR: Barclays cuts target price to 6000p from 6700p
* 4Imprint Group
FOUR: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to 6250p from 7170p
* Acciona Energia
ANE: HSBC cuts target price to EUR 20 from EUR 21
* Acerinox
ACX: JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 12.1 from EUR 12.2
* AIB Group Plc
A5GI: UBS raises target price to EUR 7.55 from EUR 6.45
* Alfa Financial Software Holdings
ALFA: Panmure Liberum raises PT to 306p from 282p
* ams-OSRAM AG
AMS: Stifel raises target price to CHF 10 from CHF 9.5
* Aperam SA
APAM: JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 33.10 from EUR 27.80
* Aperam SA
APAM: JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight
* ArcelorMittal SA
MT: JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 30.5 from EUR 23.5
* ASOS Plc
ASC: HSBC cuts target price to 270p from 320p
* Babcock International
BAB: Jefferies raises target price to 900p from 770p
* BAE Systems
BA.: Jefferies raises target price to 1540p from 1360p
* Balfour Beatty
BBY: UBS raises target price to 560p from 510p
* Berkeley Group
BKG: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to 4600p from 5600p
* Bilfinger SE
GBF: HSBC cuts to hold from buy; raises PT to EUR 73 from EUR 61
* Boliden
BOL: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to SEK 310 from SEK 315
* Cab Payments Holdings Plc
CABP: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to 99p from 105p
* Chemring Group Plc
CHG: Jefferies raises target price to 500p from 450p
* Coloplast
COLO_B: JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight
* Comet Holding AG
COTN: Berenberg cuts target price to CHF 353 from CHF 400
* Compass Group
CPG: UBS cuts target price to 3055p from 3090p
* Dassault Aviation
AM: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT EUR 350
* Deliveroo Plc
ROO: Panmure Liberum cuts target price to 200p from 210p
* D'Ieteren Group SA
DIE: KBC Securities cuts PT to EUR 220 from EUR 225; rating buy
* Domino's Pizza Group
DOM: UBS cuts target price to 380p from 390p
* Dr. Ing H.C. F. Porsche AG
P911: UBS cuts target price to EUR 53 from EUR 55
* Eiffage
FGR: JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 134 from EUR 123
* ERG SpA
ERG: Stifel cuts target price to EUR 21.1 from EUR 27.2
* Euroapi
EAPI: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to EUR 2.5 from EUR 3
* Exosens Sas
EXENS: Stifel raises target price to EUR 38 from EUR 30
* Flughafen Zuerich AG
FHZN: Citigroup cuts target price to CHF 240 from CHF 245
* Forterra Plc
FORT: RBC raises target price to 220p from 210p
* Freenet (FNTGN.DE): Barclays cuts to equal-weight from overweight
* Freenet
FNTN: Barclays raises target price to EUR 37.5 from EUR 37
* GEA Group AG
G1A: Morgan Stanley raises target price to EUR 59 from EUR 54
* Geberit AG
GEBN: Berenberg raises target price to CHF 649 from CHF 604
* Givaudan SA
GIVN: Jefferies raises target price to CHF 3,500 from CHF 3,400
* Halma
HLMA: Peel Hunt raises to add from hold; raises PT to 3000p from 2500p
* Helios Towers
HTWS: Jefferies cuts target price to 186p from 192p
* Henkel AG & Co KGaA
HEN: HSBC cuts target price to EUR 93 from EUR 98
* Hensoldt
HAG: Jefferies initiates coverage with underperform rating; PT EUR 55
* Hill & Smith Plc
HILS: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to 2550p from 2600p
* Hochschild
HOC: Berenberg cuts target price to 200p from 210p
* IMCD
IMCD: KBC Securities raises raises PT to EUR 154 from EUR 140
* IMCD
IMCD: KBC Securities raises to accumulate from hold
* Inditex
ITX: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to EUR 50 from EUR 52
* Inditex
ITX: HSBC cuts target price to EUR 54 from EUR 57
* Inditex
ITX: JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 50 from EUR 52
* Julius Baer Gruppe
BAER: Goldman Sachs initiates coverage with buy rating; PT CHF 77
* Kloeckner & Co
KCO: Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 8.5 from EUR 7.5
* Legal & General
LGEN: Barclays cuts target price to 320p from 330p
* Leonardo
LDO: Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 46 from EUR 36
* Leonardo SpA
LDO: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT EUR 52
* Nichols Plc
NICLL: Deutsche Bank raises target price to 1250p from 1230p
* Novo Nordisk
NOVO_B: Kepler Cheuvreux cuts PT to DKK 630 from DKK 715
* Novo Nordisk
NOVO_B: Kepler Cheuvreux raises to buy from hold
* Orior AG
ORON: UBS cuts target price to CHF 21 from CHF 41.7
* Orior AG
ORON: UBS cuts to sell from neutral
* Outokumpu
OUT1V: JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 4 from EUR 2.9
* Pagegroup
PAGE: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 300p from 330p
* Palfinger AG
PAL: Berenberg raises raises PT to EUR 32 from EUR 24
* Palfinger AG
PAL: Berenberg raises to buy from hold
* Pharming Group (NV): Portzamparc cuts target price to EUR 1.9 from EUR 2.2; rating buy
* Puma SE
PUM: Exane BNP Paribas cuts target price to EUR 25 from EUR 43
* Puma SE
PUM: Exane BNP Paribas cuts to neutral from outperform
* Puma SE
PUM: HSBC cuts target price to EUR 21 from EUR 44
* Puma SE
PUM: JP Morgan cuts target price to EUR 29 from EUR 42
* Puma SE
PUM: RBC cuts target price to EUR 26 from EUR 38
* Puma SE
PUM: Stifel cuts to hold from buy; cuts PT to EUR 25 from EUR 43
* Qinetiq Group Plc
QQ.: Jefferies raises target price to 520p from 460p
* RENK Group AG
R3NK: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT EUR 44
* Rentokil Initial Plc
RTO: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 450p from 480p
* Restore Plc
RSTL: Canaccord Genuity raises target price to 400p from 380p
* Rheinmetall
RHM: Deutsche Bank raises target price to EUR 1300 from EUR 1040
* Rheinmetall AG
RHM: Jefferies initiates coverage with buy rating; PT EUR 1540
* Rheinmetall AG
RHM: JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 1,400 from EUR 1,200
* Ryanair 00RYAL: RBC raises target price to EUR 24 from EUR 23
* Saab
SAAB_B: Kepler Cheuvreux cuts to reduce from hold
* Saab
SAAB_B: Kepler Cheuvreux raises target price to SEK 275 from SEK 245
* Salzgitter AG
SZG: JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 18 from EUR 14.1
* Sanofi
SAN: HSBC raises target price to EUR 130 from EUR 110
* Schindler Holding
SCHN: Barclays raises target price to CHF 290 from CHF 270
* Schneider Electric
SU: Goldman Sachs raises to buy from sell
* Scor
SCR: UBS raises target price to EUR 28.7 from EUR 27.3
* SMA Solar
S92: Berenberg raises target price to EUR 22 from EUR 14
* Spirax Group
SPX: HSBC raises to buy from hold
* Spirax-Sarco
SPX: Peel Hunt cuts target price to 8150p from 8300p
* SSAB
SSAB_A: JP Morgan raises target price to SEK 77 from SEK 58
* SSAB
SSAB_A: JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral
* SSAB
SSAB_A: JP Morgan raises target price to SEK 68 from SEK 51
* SSAB
SSAB_A: JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral
* Synthomer
SYNT: Berenberg cuts target price to 150p from 230p
* Synthomer
SYNT: Berenberg cuts to hold from buy
* Synthomer
SYNT: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 150p from 195p
* Teleperformance
TEP: Deutsche Bank cuts target price to EUR 105 from EUR 115
* Thales
HO: Jefferies cuts to hold from buy; raises PT to EUR 240 from EUR 190
* ThyssenKrupp
TKA: JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 6.5 from EUR 4.1
* Trainline
TRN: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to 485p from 500p
* Umicore SA
UMI: Goldman Sachs raises to neutral from sell
* Valeo
FR: Exane BNP Paribas cuts target price to EUR 10.5 from EUR 11.3
* Valeo
FR: Exane BNP Paribas cuts to neutral from outperform
* Van Elle Holdings Plc
VANL: Peel Hunt cuts target price to 52p from 55p
* Vienna Insurance Group
VIG: UBS raises target price to EUR 44 from EUR 39
* Vivendi SA
VIV: Barclays raises target price to EUR 3.4 from EUR 3.2
* Voestalpine AG
VOE: JP Morgan raises target price to EUR 25 from EUR 16.30
* Voestalpine AG
VOE: JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight
* Volkswagen AG
VOW: Berenberg raises target price to EUR 122 from EUR 112
* Wacker Chemie
WCH: Morgan Stanley cuts target price to EUR 110 from EUR 1