Our Global Broker Ratings report, updated daily at 10am, covers the main equities listed in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia and South Africa. It helps you identify listed companies that will be affected by a ratings change today. Compiled by IG Index Head of Research Anthony Grech, the report offers up-to-date information on the latest global broker ratings.
29/07/10 (09:30)
Listed below are details of selected companies that have undergone a ratings change today. Click on the attached PDF to see the full list.
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| Company | Rating | Target Price | Potential Upside/ Downside | Contributing Broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany) | Buy | 47 |
15.1% | Nomura |
Maintain
| Company | Rating | Target Price | Potential Upside/ Downside | Contributing Broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcatel-Lucent/France (France) | Buy | 4.77 |
123.5% | Grupo Santander |
| Actelion Ltd(Switzerland) | Buy | 73 |
73.2% | Jefferies |
| Vallourec SA (France) | Buy/Attractive | 126 | 65.5% | Goldman Sachs |
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| Company | Rating | Target Price | Potential Upside/ Downside | Contributing Broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JB Hi-Fi Ltd (Australia) | Underperform | 20.3 | 6.2% | Credit Suisse |
| Downer EDI Ltd (Australia) | Neutral | 5.3 | 6.2% | Credit Suisse |
| Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co (Germany) | Neutral | 44 | 1.3% | Evolution Securities |
Source: Bloomberg (29 July 2010)
Ratings definitions:
- Outperform or overweight: the contributing broker predicts the share price of a security will perform better than a specific benchmark
- Underperform or underweight: a security will fare worse than a specific benchmark
- Upgrade and downgrade: a broker's last rating
- Maintain: a broker has maintained or reiterated a recommendation
- New rating: an analyst has initiated coverage on a stock
- Neutral or in-line recommendation: the broker expects a security's share price to match the performance of a benchmark
- Price target: the value a contributing broker expects the share price to reach (generally within a 12-month period). Recommendations are not always accompanied by a price target
- Last price: the market share price at the time of writing the update
- Potential upside/downside: the 'potential' percentage gain or loss that could result if a contributing broker's price target is reached. The percentage gain or loss is calculated based on the last price
- Contributing broker: refers to the investment management firm providing the recommendation and price target
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