LONDON (ShareCast) - African Barrick Gold: Numis raises target price from 170p to 260p and upgrades from sell to hold.

Antofagasta: Numis downgrades from hold to reduce with a target price of 700p.

Ashmore Group: Jefferies ups target price from 375p to 400p and keeps a buy recommendation. JP Morgan lowers target price from 351p to 345p and reiterates a neutral rating.

Atkins (WS): Liberum Capital raises target price from 1400p to 1500p maintaining its buy recommendation.

Betfair Group: JP Morgan cuts target price from 1100p to 1050p and retains a neutral rating.

Bonmarché: Investec moves target price from 300p to 315p and keeps a buy recommendation.

Caledonia Mining: Numis cuts target price from 120p to 100p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.

Chaarat Gold: Numis shifts target price from 25p to 30p and maintains a buy recommendation.

Compass Group: JP Morgan lowers target price from 1060p to 1025p and stays with its neutral rating.

Faroe Petroleum: Westhouse Securities ups target price from 185p to 200p and keeps a buy recommendation. Credit Suisse shifts target price from 126p to 131p retaining an underperform rating.

Ferrexpo: Numis ups target price from 170p to 190p and downgrades from buy to hold.

First Group: Nomura lowers target price from 140p to 130p downgrading to neutral.

Fresnillo: JP Morgan raises target price from 965p to 1030p and keeps an overweight rating. Numis raises target price from 1000p to 1100p and upgrades from hold to buy.

Hays: Credit Suisse ups target price from 150p to 165p leaving its outperform rating unchanged.

Highland Gold: Numis ups target price from 80p to 100p and keeps a buy recommendation.

Hochschild Mining: JP Morgan lowers target price from 105p to 95p and maintains a neutral rating. Numis ups target price from 130p to 170p and upgrades from sell to hold.

IMI: Berenberg cuts target price from 1500p to 1430p and retains a hold recommendation.

Investec: Deutsche Bank initiates with a target price of 555p and a buy recommendation. Numis downgrades from buy to add with a target price of 512p. Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 490p to 550p and retains its buy recommendation.

Kazakhmys: Numis ups target price from 220p to 240p upgrading from sell to reduce.

Ladbrokers: JP Morgan lowers target price from 100p to 95p and keeps an underweight.

Mothercare: JP Morgan reduces target price from 335p to 285p, while upgrading to overweight.

Oxford BioMedica: N+1 Singer places both its target price (prev.: 3.3p) and its hold recommendation under review.

Pay Point: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1326p to 1400p reiterating a buy recommendation.

Playtech: JP Morgan cuts target price from 880p to 825p leaving its overweight rating unaltered.

PZ Cussons: JP Morgan lowers target price from 390p to 370p maintaining a neutral rating. Investec cuts target price from 400p to 376p and maintains a hold recommendation.

Randgold Resources: Numis increases target price from 5500p to 6200p and keeps a buy recommendation.

Robert Walters: Credit Suisse moves target price from 380p to 390p and retains an outperform rating.

Rotork: Berenberg takes target price from 2665p to 2890p and reiterates a buy recommendation.

Smiths Group: Berenberg raises target price from 1355p to 1485p upgrading to buy.

Smith (WH): JP Morgan increases target price from 1115p to 1285p and stays with its overweight rating. Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 1225p.

Vedanta Resources: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 970p to 950p retaining its hold recommendation.

WEIR Group: Berenberg increases target price from 2570p to 2615p, while downgrading to hold.

XP Power: Investec reduces target price from 1875p to 1790p, while staying with its buy recommendation.

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