EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Bakkavor, Drax Group, Greggs Aug 5 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Bakkavor, Drax Group and Greggs on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Bakkavor BAKK.L : HSBC raises target price to 170p from 150p * Drax Group Plc DRX.L : HSBC raises target price to 600p from 500p * Greggs GRG.L : HSBC cuts to hold from buy * Pennon Group PNN.L : Barclays cuts to equal-weight from overweight * United Utilities UU.L : Bar

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Greencore, UCB, Unilever July 26 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Greencore, UCB, and Unilever, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Greencore GNC.L : HSBC raises target price to 190p from 160p * Lonza Group AG LONN.S : JP Morgan raises target price to CHF 645 from CHF 600 * Sartorius Stedim Biotech STDM.PA : HSBC cuts target price to EUR 310 from EUR 360 * UCB SA UCB.BR : TD Cowen raises target price to E

REFILE-BUZZ-Aalberts shares drop after H1 results miss expectations, more cautious outlook Refiles to remove extraneous word in headline. No changes to text. ** Shares in Dutch industrial group Aalberts AALB.AS fall 7.2% after reporting H1 results ** The group reported H1 15% EBITA margin with EBITA at 242.2 million euros ($262.67 million), 2% belo

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Ascential Plc, Oxford Instruments, Reckitt Benckiser July 25 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Ascential Plc, Oxford Instruments and Reckitt Benckiser, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Ascential Plc ASCL.L : HSBC raises target price to 568p from 370p * Oxford Instruments OXIG.L : HSBC raises target price to 2850p from 2500p * Reckitt Benckiser RKT.L : HSBC cuts target price to 4800p from 4900p * RS Gr

BRIEF-Aalberts Delivers 15% EBITA Margin In Challenging Markets July 25 (Reuters) - Aalberts NV AALB.AS : AALBERTS N.V.: AALBERTS DELIVERS 15% EBITA MARGIN IN CHALLENGING MARKETS OVERALL, WE REMAIN WELL POSITIONED FOR THE REBOUND OF ACTIVITY.- CEO H1 EBITA MARGIN 15.0%; EBITA EUR 242 MILLION H1 EARNINGS PER SHARE BEFORE AMORTISATION EUR 1.61 Source

BRIEF-Aalberts NV H1 EBITA Margin 15.0%, H1 EBITA EUR 242 Million July 25 (Reuters) - Aalberts NV AALB.AS : AALBERTS NV - H1 EBITA MARGIN 15.0%; EBITA EUR 242 MILLION AALBERTS NV - H1 ORGANIC REVENUE DECLINE 3.9% AALBERTS NV - H1 EARNINGS PER SHARE BEFORE AMORTISATION EUR 1.61 AALBERTS NV - END-H1 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS EUR 182 MILLION AALBERTS

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BUZZ-Top of the Street: Kingfisher, Naturgy, paper & packaging firms A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** RBC raises Naturgy NTGY.MC to "sector perform" from "underperform" following a stock price correction after TAQA and Criteria dropped a plan to jointly bid for the Spanish utility ** Deutsche Bank raises British home improvement retailer Kingfisher KGF.L to "buy" from "hold", citing "robust" income growth, increased consumer confidence, po

BUZZ-KBC starts Aalberts with 'accumulate' on semiconductor growth potential ** The semiconductor end-market holds the highest organic growth potential for Dutch industrial group Aalberts AALB.AS , KBC Securities says as it initiates the stock with "accumulate" ** Aalberts' competencies in the semiconductor market make it a trusted manufacturer for

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Alfa Laval, Ferrari NV, Swedbank July 9 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Alfa Laval, Ferrari NV and Swedbank, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Alfa Laval ALFA.ST : JP Morgan raises target price to SEK 390 from SEK 385 * Ferrari NV RACE.MI : HSBC raises target price to EUR 385 from EUR 368 * Harworth Group Plc HWG.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 195p from 165p * Moonpig Group MOONM.L : HSBC raises

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Allianz, Carnival, Future June 4 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Allianz, Carnival and Future, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Allianz SE ALVG.DE : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy * Carnival CCL.L : Peel Hunt raises to buy from add * Future Plc FUTR.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold * Liontrust Asset Management Plc LIO.L : Deutsche Bank cuts to sell from hold * Nibe NIBEB.ST : Barclays cuts t

BUZZ-Aalberts shares fall around 4% on revenue decline ** Shares in Aalberts AALB.AS fall around 4% after the industrial engineering group reported a 2.6% revenue decline in the first four months of 2024 ** This reflects weak demand, which was expected, Degroof Petercam says ** "We expect to trim our 2024 estimates to reflect the lower growth in in

BRIEF-Aalberts Four-Month Organic Revenue Falls 2.6% Year-On-Year May 22 (Reuters) - Aalberts NV AALB.AS : IN FIRST FOUR MONTHS AALBERTS REALISED -2.6% ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH COMPARED TO LAST YEAR Source text for Eikon: ID:nGNX1XjbD1 Further company coverage: AALB.AS (Gdansk Newsroom)