EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Hargreaves Lansdown, Spectris, Wizz Air July 12 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies including Hargreaves Lansdown, Spectris and Wizz Air, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * Hargreaves Lansdown HRGV.L : JP Morgan raises target price to 684p from 671p * Spectris Plc SXS.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 4190p from 4435p * Spirax-Sarco SPX.L : Jefferies cuts target price to 9580p from 9690p * Weir Group WEIR.L : Jefferi

BRIEF-Spirax Group Says Louisa Burdett To Start As CFO On July 8 July 1 (Reuters) - Spirax Group PLC SPX.L : CONFIRMATION OF CFO START DATE LOUISA BURDETT WILL COMMENCE HER ROLE AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ON 8 JULY 2024 Source text for Eikon: ID:nRSA4132Ua Further company coverage: SPX.L

BRIEF-Spirax-Sarco Says Tim Cobbold To Take Over As Chair On Jan.1 May 29 (Reuters) - Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC SPX.L : SPIRAX-SARCO ENGNG - BOARD SUCCESSION SPIRAX-SARCO: TIM COBBOLD WILL JOIN BOARD AS A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIR DESIGNATE WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2024 SPIRAX-SARCO - TIM COBBOLD WILL TAKE OVER AS CHAIR OF BOARD ON 1

BUZZ-UK's Spirax-Sarco rises on Q1 earnings, maintaining FY forecast ** Shares of valve maker Spirax-Sarco Engineering SPX.L up 2.5% at 9,495 pence; among top pct gainers on FTSE 100 index .FTSE ** Co reports Q1 global industrial production growth of 1.7%; adj operating profit margin slightly ahead of last year ** "Co continues to expect 'modest' Y

CORRECTED-BRIEF-Spirax-Sarco Engng Announces AGM Trading Statement Corrects fourth bullet to say 4 months, not quarterly May 15 (Reuters) - Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC SPX.L : GM TRADING STATEMENT GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION GROWTH(1) (IP) IN Q1 OF 2024 WAS 1.7% TRADING IN-LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS; FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE MAINTAINED 4 MONTHS (NOT QTRLY)