ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Blackstone, BT Group, Ecolab, GSK, Sainsbury...

Every day, find a selection of analysts' recommendations covering the main markets of 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 is used to shed light on the movements of certain stocks or the market sentiment on a company.

 

• 4imprint: Berenberg upgrades from hold to buy targeting GBp 4800.
• Associated British Foods: Goldman Sachs raised its recommendation to neutral from sell. PT up 20% to 1,900 pence.
• Blackstone: Barclays downgrades to equal-weight from overweight. PT up 5.8% to $90.
• BT Group: Citigroup downgraded to 1.30 pounds sterling from 1.85 pounds, keeping the neutral rating.
• Coherent Corp: Stifel reinstated coverage of Coherent Corp. with a recommendation of buy. PT set to $48.
• Ecolab: Barclays downgrades to equal-weight from overweight.
• GSK: Citigroup lowered PT to 15.50 pounds sterling from 19.75 pounds and maintained the neutral rating. PT up 5.3% to $160.
• J Sainsbury: Morgan Stanley resumes tracking at Underweight, targeting GBp 220.
• Lam Research: Bernstein adjusts PT to $500 From $425, Maintains Outperform rating
• Viavi: Stifel reinstated coverage with a recommendation of hold. PT up 5.6% to $12.