EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Ashtead Group, Beazley, Entain Aug 9 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Ashtead Group, Beazley and Entain, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Ashtead Group Plc AHT.L : KeyBanc initiates coverage with sector weight rating * Beazley Plc BEZG.L : Berenberg raises target price to 950p from 880p * Entain Plc ENT.L : Deutsche Bank cuts target price to 958p from 1,089p * Rheinmetall AG RHMG.DE : Morgan Stanley up

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 8 Adds new items, updates futures Aug 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.3%. * BARRATT-REDROW DEAL: UK's competition regulator said its phase 1 review into homebuilder Barratt's BDEV.L 2.52 billion pound ($3.21 billion) all-stock deal to buy smaller rival Redrow RDW.L had raised concerns in the local area around a Barratt development.

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on August 8 Aug 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.5%. * GSK: The third trial over claims that discontinued heartburn drug Zantac ended in a mistrial when jurors could not agree about whether pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim was responsible for an Illinois man's cancer.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Adidas, Antofagasta, Buzzi July 22 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Adidas, Antofagasta and Buzzi, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Adidas ADSGN.DE : HSBC raises target price to EUR 300 from EUR 240 * Antofagasta ANTO.L : Peel Hunt raises to reduce from sell * Barry Callebaut AG BARN.S : Citigroup raises to buy from neutral * Buzzi BZU.MI : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral * Solvay SOLB.BR : U

UPDATE 2-Travis Perkins names former Taylor Wimpey boss as new CEO Updates with context on company in paragraph 3, details of management changes in paragraph 4 July 10 (Reuters) - British construction materials firm Travis Perkins TPK.L on Wednesday named Pete Redfern as it new CEO, succeeding Nick Roberts who will step down on Sept. 16 after five years at the helm.