ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Pepsico, Pinterest, Micron, Bytes, Rentokil, Reckitt...

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.

• Charter Communications, Inc.: Bernstein upgrades to outperform from market perform with a price target reduced from USD 414 to USD 370.
• Essex Property Trust, Inc.: Raymond James upgrades to outperform from market perform with a target price of USD 265.
• Pepsico, Inc.: Morgan Stanley upgrades to overweight from equal weight with a target price of USD 190.
• Pinterest, Inc.: William O'Neil & Co Incorporated drops coverage on the stock.
• Regions Financial Corporation: Citi upgrades to buy from neutral with a price target raised from USD 20 to USD 23.
• Ball Corporation: Wells Fargo maintains its equalweight recommendation and raises the target price from USD 52 to USD 65.
• Costar Group, Inc.: JMP Securities maintains its market outperform recommendation and raises the target price from USD 85 to USD 110.
• Micron Technology, Inc.: Barclays maintains its overweight rating and raises the target price from USD 95 to USD 120.
• Bytes Technology Group Plc: Numis downgrades to hold from add with a price target raised from GBX 575 to GBX 585.
• Rentokil Initial Plc: BNP Paribas Exane upgrades to outperform from neutral with a price target raised from GBX 475 to GBX 620.
• Centrica Plc: RBC Capital downgrades to sector perform from outperform with a price target raised from GBX 140 to GBX 145.
• Reckitt Benckise: BNP Paribas Exane upgrades to outperform from neutral with a price target reduced from GBX 5600 to GBX 5300.