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