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  • Berenberg lifts Genus forecasts, remains bullish for year ahead

    Friday 16 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Berenberg has raised its target price for Genus following the animal genetics group's first-half trading update on Friday, keeping the stock at a 'buy' citing "multiple catalysts" for the year ahead.

  • Berenberg lifts Genus forecasts, remains bullish for year ahead

    Friday 16 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Berenberg has raised its target price for Genus following the animal genetics group's first-half trading update on Friday, keeping the stock at a 'buy' citing "multiple catalysts" for the year ahead.

  • Broker tips: Close Brothers, BP, Genus

    Friday 16 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Shares in Close Brothers sparked on Friday after RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and hiked its price target to 625p from 475p.

  • Bank of America downgrades miners, ups energy stocks after commodity divergence

    Friday 16 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Valuations across the listed European resources sector look "stretched in both direction", according to Bank of America Securities, which downgraded the mining sector to 'underweight' and upgraded energy stocks to 'overweight'.

  • RBC Capital upgrades Close Brothers to 'outperform', shares spark

    Friday 16 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Close Brothers sparked on Friday after RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and hiked the price target to 625p from 475p.

  • Berenberg slightly lowers target price on BP

    Friday 16 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg slightly lowered their target price on energy giant BP from 525p to 520p on Friday, following the group's fourth quarter trading update on 14 January.

  • Broker tips: Dunelm, Atalaya Mining, Hays

    Thursday 15 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Dunelm's share price plummeted on Thursday after a festive slowdown prompted the homewares retailer to scale back its full-year outlook, but that wasn't enough to prompt broker Shore Capital from changing its 'buy' recommendation on the stock.

  • Shore Capital still sees reasons to 'buy' Dunelm despite festive slump

    Thursday 15 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Dunelm's share price plummeted on Thursday after a festive slowdown prompted the homewares retailer to scale back its full-year outlook, but that wasn't enough to prompt broker Shore Capital from changing its 'buy' recommendation on the stock.

  • RBC Capital cuts Hays price target

    Thursday 15 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets cut its price target on Hays on Thursday to 65p from 75p following the recruiter's second-quarter trading update a day earlier.

  • Berenberg hikes target price on Atalaya Mining following FY update

    Thursday 15 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on copper producer Atalaya Mining from 930p to 1,000p on Thursday, after the group's fourth quarter and full-year operational update a day earlier saw it hit the upper end of its FY25 production guidance range.

  • Broker tips: Reckitt Benckiser, Liontrust Asset Management

    Wednesday 14 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Reckitt Benckiser on Wednesday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and cut its price target on the stock to 6,200p from 6,400p as it updated forecasts to factor in the Essential Home sale.

  • Berenberg lowers target price on Liontrust Asset Management

    Wednesday 14 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on Liontrust Asset Management from 320p to 260p on Wednesday, even as net outflows reduced in its third quarter.

  • RBC Capital downgrades Reckitt, factors in Essential Home sale

    Wednesday 14 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Reckitt Benckiser on Wednesday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and cut the price target to 6,200p from 6,400p as it updated forecasts to factor in the Essential Home sale.

  • Broker tips: BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Pearson, JD Sports

    Tuesday 13 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank downgraded BAE Systems to 'hold' from 'buy' on Tuesday and cut its price target to 2,140p from 2,220p, pointing to limited upside to current levels, as it took a look at European aerospace and defence stocks.

  • Deutsche Bank downgrades BAE Systems to 'hold'

    Tuesday 13 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank downgraded BAE Systems to 'hold' from 'buy' on Tuesday and cut its price target to 2,140p from 2,220p, pointing to limited upside to current levels, as it took a look at European aerospace and defence stocks.

  • JD Sports AI deal a 'small positive', says Citi

    Tuesday 13 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Citi said on Tuesday that JD Sports' agreement with digital commerce tech firm Commertools, announced a day earlier, was a "small positive".

  • JPMorgan trims Pearson price target

    Tuesday 13 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - JPMorgan trimmed its price target on educational publisher Pearson on Tuesday to 1,420p from 1,440p, implying 30% upside potential and a 2027 price-to-earnings of around 17x.

  • Broker tips: Pearson, WPP, Auto Trader, Travis Perkins

    Monday 12 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Citi initiated coverage on a host of UK and European media stocks on Monday as it noted it was the worst performing sub-sector in the Stoxx 600 in 2025, underperforming by around 30%.

  • Travis Perkins 'likely' to miss profit forecasts, says Jefferies

    Monday 12 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Jefferies has repeated its 'underperform' rating for Travis Perkins as its previewed the builders merchant's annual results announcement next month, saying it expects full-year profits to miss forecasts.

  • Citi starts Pearson at 'buy' as it takes a look at media stocks

    Monday 12 Jan 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Citi initiated coverage on a host of UK and European media stocks on Monday as it noted it was the worst performing sub-sector in the Stoxx 600 in 2025, underperforming by around 30%.

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