LONDON (ShareCast) - Aa: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 417p and a buy recommendation.
Afren: UBS lowers target price from 130p to 115p, keeping a buy recommendation.

Anglo American: Nomura reduces target price from 1550p to 1400p, while leaving its neutral rating unaltered.

Barclays: Exane ups target price from 245p to 270p and leaves its neutral rating unchanged. Nomura ups target price from 275p to 295p and retains a buy recommendation.

Berendsen: JP Morgan moves target price from 1105p to 1113p, staying with its overweight rating.

Betfair: Numis ups target price from 940p to 1000p and maintains its reduce rating. Peel Hunt raises target price from 1155p to 1201p and retains a hold recommendation.

BHP Billiton: Nomura reduces target price from 2600p to 2300p, while keeping its buy recommendation.

B&M European Value Retail: Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 280p.

Caledonia Mining: Numis places both its target price (prev.: 85p) and its buy recommendation under review.

Centaur Media: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 82p.

Direct Line: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 282p to 255p, downgrading to hold. Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 333p to 320p, keeping a buy recommendation.

Dixons Carphone: Barclays ups target price from 420p to 470p and keeps an overweight rating.

Elementis: Numis ups target price from 287p to 301p and upgrades from hold to add.

Experian: Nomura cuts target price from 1170p to 1100p, staying with its buy recommendation.

First Quantum Minerals: Numis reduces target price from 1500p to 1300p and reiterates a buy recommendation.

GKN: Espirito Santo reduces target price from 425p to 365p and maintains a buy recommendation.

Glencore Xstrata: Nomura cuts target price from 330p to 300p, downgrading to reduce.

Merlin Entertainments: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 420p to 430p, maintaining its overweight rating.

Renew Holdings: WH Ireland shifts target price from 360p to 365p and retains a buy recommendation.

Rio Tinto: Nomura lowers target price from 83p to 72p, staying with its buy recommendation.

Rolls Royce: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1200p to 850p and downgrades to hold.

Royal Bank of Scotland: Investec moves target price from 360p to 370p, while downgrading from hold to sell. UBS moves target price from 378p to 386p, keeping a neutral rating. JP Morgan ups target price from 370p to 400p and reiterates a neutral rating. Credit Suisse moves target price from 395p to 405p and retains a hold recommendation.

Sports Direct: Numis upgrades to buy with a target price of 850p.

Telecity: Investec places its target price (prev.: 925p) under review, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.

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