BUZZ-Scor rises on takeover interest rumour ** Scor SCOR.PA rises almost 7% after Insurance Insider publishes a report about potential takeover interest for the Paris-listed insurance company ** Scor says it does not comment on market rumours or speculation ** By 1007 GMT, Scor up 4.8%, second biggest gainer on the region wide STOXX .STOXX index. S

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- Arkema, Man Group, Shell Aug 2 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Arkema, Man Group and Shell, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Arkema SA AKE.PA : HSBC raises target price to EUR 105 from EUR 103 * Berkeley Group BKGH.L : Jefferies raises target price to 4,936p from 4,834p * Diageo Plc DGE.L : Morgan Stanley cuts target price to 2200p from 2380p * Man Group Plc EMG.L : Peel Hunt cuts to add from buy * Sh

BUZZ-Citi sees increased risks for Scor, cuts to 'neutral' ** Citigroup cuts its rating on Scor SCOR.PA to "neutral" from "buy" saying the French reinsurer's "slowburn" upside potential is not enough to compensate for increased downside risks ** The risks could come in the form of unexpected P&C Re (property and casualty reinsurance) losses, additi

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Spectris, Scor, Euronext, Nestle A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** J.P.Morgan raises British scientific instruments maker Spectris SXS.L to "neutral" from "underweight", as it believes earnings momentum will improve in the nearer term, given the recently announced acquisitions expected to close before Q3 ** Citigroup cuts French reinsurer Scor SCOR.PA to "neutral" from "buy" citing significant uncertainty that the gr