UPDATE 2-Insurer ASR hikes 2026 targets on sale of Knab, integration of Aegon Nederland Adds capital return target in paragraph 4 June 27 (Reuters) - Dutch insurer ASR Nederland ASRNL.AS raised its 2024-2026 financial targets on Thursday on the back of its sale of online bank Knab and the integration of Aegon Nederland bought in 2022. ASR raised its solvency II ratio target by around 40 percentage points to more than 160% and organic capital creation target to 1.35 billion euros ($1.44 billion)

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Burberry, Hill & Smith, Legal & General June 26 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Burberry, Hill & Smith and Legal & General, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Burberry BRBY.L : RBC cuts target price to 1,100p from 1,200p * Future Plc FUTR.L : Jefferies raises to buy from underperform * Hill & Smith HILS.L : Jefferies raises target price to 2,340p from 2,320p * Legal & General LGEN.L : HSBC cuts to ho

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Argenx, Hermes, National Grid May 28 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Argenx, Hermes and National Grid, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Argenx ARGX.BR : Barclays raises target price to EUR 375 from EUR 360 * Endomines Finland Oyj PAMPALO.HE : Evli Research raises to hold from sell * Hermes HRMS.PA : Bernstein raises to outperform from market perform * National Grid Plc NG.L : RBC cuts target price t

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Antofagasta, Imperial Brands, Sodexo May 17 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Antofagasta, Imperial Brands and Sodexo, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Antofagasta Plc ANTO.L : HSBC raises target price to 1,100p from 1,000p * Diploma Plc DPLM.L : Morgan Stanley raises target price to 4,700p from 3,915p * Imperial Brands IMB.L : Jefferies raises target price to 1,850p from 1,710p * OMV AG OMVV.VI : Berenb

UPDATE 2-Dutch insurer Aegon to launch 200 mln euro share buy-back in July Adds CEO quote in paragraph 3, shares in 4, details on ASR stake in 5 and 11, US capital generation in 7, outlook in 8 By Gaelle Sheehan and Mathias de Rozario May 16 (Reuters) - Dutch insurer Aegon AEGN.AS said it plans to buy back 200 million euros ($218 million) worth its own shares, after it reported a slight miss in first-quarter operating capital generation on Thursday.