ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Apple, Nvidia, Rio Tinto, Snowflake...

Every morning, find a selection of analysts' recommendations covering North America and the UK. The list only includes companies that have been the subject of a change of opinion or price target, or of a new coverage. It may be updated during the session. This information can be used to shed light on movements in certain stocks or on market sentiment towards a company.

• Analog Devices: Goldman Sachs remains long but lowers its target from US$210 to US$204.
• Apple: First Shanghai Securities downgrades to hold from buy. PT up 9.8% to $190.
• Diamond Offshore: Pareto Securities upgrades to buy from hold. PT climbs 47% to $17.
• FD Technologies: JP Morgan starts coverage with an overweight recommendation and a target of GBp 2,500.
• Halfords Group: RBC Capital Markets downgrades from outperform to sector performer, with a target of GBp 220.
• Nvidia: UBS maintains its buy recommendation and raises its target from USD 315 to USD 475.
• Oxford Instruments : HSBC sarts coverage with a hold recommendation and a target of GBp 2900.
• Physicians Realty: JMP Securities initiated coverage with a recommendation of market outperform. PT set to $15.50.
• Rio Tinto: Morgan Stanley upgrades from in-line to overweight with a target of GBp 5800.
• Snowflake: JP Morgan remains long but lowers its target from 165 to 155 USD.