LONDON (ShareCast) - Afren: FinnCap lowers target price from 170p to 165p and downgrades to hold.

Amlin: Espirito Santo upgrades to buy with a target price of 509p.

Betfair: Citi raises target price from 1150p to 1225p maintaining a buy recommendation.

Brewin Dolphin: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 285p to 304p upgrading from hold to buy.

British Sky Broadcasting: Nomura ups target price from 850p to 870p and keeps a reduce rating.

Bunzl: Cantor Fitzgerald increases target price from 1070p to 1260p, but still recommends selling.

Cairn Energy: Liberum Capital cuts target price from 384p to 355p and maintains a buy recommendation.

Compass Group: RBC Capital ups target price from 930p to 950p and reiterates an outperform rating.

Consort Medical: Jefferies raises target price from 910p to 1000p and keeps a buy recommendation. Investec ups target price from 966p to 1005p keeping a buy recommendation. Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 895p to 980p and reiterates a buy recommendation.

Daily Mail & General Trust: Nomura increases target price from 440p to 900p upgrading to neutral.

Experian: Nomura takes target price from 1215p to 1250p retaining a buy recommendation.

Faroe Petroleum: FinnCap upgrades to buy with a target price of 145p.

Genel Energy: Credit Suisse increases target price from 1296p to 1430p and reiterates a buy recommendation.

Genus: N+1 Singer reduces target price from 1357p to 1255p maintaining a hold recommendation.

Greencore: Numis ups target price to 184p and keeps a hold recommendation.

Greene King: Citi raises target price from 900p to 985p and leaves its buy recommendation unaltered.

HICL Infrastructure: RBC Capital shifts target price from 130p to 133p upgrading to outperform.

IMI: Investec increases target price from 1550p to 1640p upgrading from hold to buy.

Informa: Nomura takes target price from 600p to 660p and stays with its buy recommendation.

Innovation Group: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 45p to 46p and retains a buy recommendation.

ITV: Nomura moves target price from 210p to 220p and keeps a buy recommendation.

M&C Saatchi: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 357p.

Micro Focus International: HSBC ups target price from 800p to 850p keeping a hold recommendation.

Ophir Energy: Liberum Capital upgrades to hold with a target price of 325p.

Pearson: Nomura ups target price from 1100p to 1140p maintaining a reduce rating. Societe Generale moves target price from 1290p to 1300p and retains its hold recommendation.

Petra Diamonds: RBC Capital shifts target price from 150p to 160p, while its outperform rating remains kept.

Polar Capital Holdings: Canaccord Genuity upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 550p. Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 518p.

Premier Oil: FinnCap lowers target price from 420p to 405p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged.

Randgold Resources: Investec upgrades to buy with a target price of 5095p.

Reckitt Benckiser: UBS reduces target price from 5210p to 4550p and downgrades from buy to sell.

Reed Elsevier: Nomura takes target price from 900p to 975p and stays with its buy recommendation.

Rightmove: Nomura initiates with a target price of 2900p and a buy recommendation.

Safestore Holdings: Investec raises target price from 140p to 196p reiterating a buy recommendation.

Sage Group: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 333p to 341p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 383p.

Salamander Energy: FinnCap lowers target price from 145p to 140p staying with its buy recommendation.

Speedy Hire: RBC Capital cuts target price from 70p to 51p downgrading to neutral.

St Modwen Properties: Numis raises target price from 280p to 401p, while leaving its add rating unchanged.

UBM: Nomura cuts target price from 800p to 740p downgrading to neutral.

Vodafone Group: UBS ups target price from 245p to 260p retaining its buy recommendation.

WPP Group: Nomura raises target price from 1450p to 1600p and reiterates a buy recommendation.

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