Jefferies has lifted its target price for Imperial Brands following a strong set of first-half results from the cigarette, tobacco and vape group last week, but has maintained a 'hold' rating, saying that pressures are building for the company.
Shore Capital downgraded NatWest on Monday to 'hold' from 'buy' as it said the shares were "entering fair value territory".
Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Trainline on Monday with a 'buy' rating and 470p price target.
Citi has cut its rating for Rio Tinto from 'buy' to 'neutral', saying that macro headwinds are rising for the mining group following a period of share-price outperformance.
Morgan Stanley downgraded Auto Trader on Friday 'underweight' from 'equalweight' and cut the price target to 600p from 625p.
Analysts at Berenberg cut their target price on food ingredients manufacturer Treatt from 700.0p to 580.0p on Thursday as its "slow start" to FY24 resulted in a downgrade to full-year revenue growth guidance.
Barclays has raised its rating on builders merchant Travis Perkins from 'equal weight' to 'overweight', saying that the stock is an "undervalued UK recovery play".
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on energy giant Shell from 2,950.0p to 3,400.0p on Wednesday, stating the group was "still on the right track".
Shore Capital has maintained a 'hold' rating on Greggs despite a strong start to the year from the bakery chain, saying that the shares look "up with events for now".
Barclays has lifted its target price for Unilever following the consumer-goods group's well-received first-quarter results last month, saying the current quarter could beat expectations.
BAE Systems was under the cosh on Monday after Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded shares of the defence company to 'neutral' from 'buy'.
British Airways owner IAG's stock was making gains on Monday following positive comments from JPMorgan, which said that earnings momentum should continue to take the shares higher.
NatWest's share-price surge since the start of the year could well continue, according to analysts at Barclays, who hiked their target price for the stock on Thursday.
Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on video game business Frontier Developments from 170.0p to 300.0p on Wednesday, stating the group's strategy was "showing signs of promise".
UBS has upgraded its rating for British Gas owner Centrica from 'neutral' to 'buy', saying that the stock carries too large a discount associated with its capital deployment plans.
Jefferies upped its target price on paper and packaging business Mondi from 1,650.0p to 1,700.0p on Tuesday following the group's first-quarter trading update.
Analysts at Berenberg hiked their target price on drugmaker Astrazeneca from 1,200.0p to 1,300.0p on Tuesday, citing the group was "instilling confidence in the revenues of tomorrow".
Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on multinational bank Standard Chartered from 1,050.0p to 1,100.0p on Friday after the group's Q1 earnings "validated" management's suggestion that the bank had experienced "an encouraging start" to the year.