ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Deere & Co, Hershey, Marathon Petroleum, Tesco...

Each 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 a new coverage. It may be updated during the session. This information can be used to shed light on the movements of certain stocks or the market sentiment on a company.

• AvalonBay: Wells Fargo Securities reinstated coverage with a recommendation of overweight. PT set to $184.
• Camden Property: Wells Fargo Securities reinstated coverage with a recommendation of underweight. PT set to $102.
• Ciena: Morgan Stanley downgrades to equal-weight from overweight. PT up 12% to $57.
• Deere & Co: Daiwa Securities initiated coverage with a recommendation of outperform. PT set to $440.
• DS Smith: Exane BNP Paribas reiterates its Neutral stance, targeting GBp 310.
• Equity Lifestyle: Wells Fargo Securities reinstated coverage with a recommendation of overweight. PT set to $75.50.
• Essex Property: Wells Fargo Securities reinstated coverage with a recommendation of underweight. PT set to $208.
• Hershey: Wells Fargo Securities upgrades to equal-weight from underweight. PT up 0.8% to $255.
• Interpublic Group: BNP Paribas Exane downgrades to neutral from outperform. PT up 14% to $40.
• ITM Power: Berenberg upgrades from sell to hold, targeting GBp 95.
• Marathon Petroleum: Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy from neutral. PT up 14% to $150.
• Mid-America: Wells Fargo Securities initiated coverage with a recommendation of equal-weight. PT set to $156.50.
• Mondi: Exane BNP Paribas resumes its underperform rating, targeting GBp 1,200.
• Omnicom: BNP Paribas Exane upgrades to neutral from underperform. PT up 8.2% to $96.
• Roper: Baptista Research initiated coverage with a recommendation of hold. PT set to $471.
• Sun Communities: Wells Fargo Securities reinstated coverage with a recommendation of equal-weight. PT set to $151.
• Tesco: Morgan Stanley upgrades from Equal-Weight to overweight targeting GBp 296.