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Also helps with ideas for companies to take a more detailed look at. (too many companies out there, and although I have a couple of sectors I have stuck with, I have to regulary re-evalute as many are not currently sectors to "buy" into, and it could be sometime before my view on them changes........ so I kinda keep up just in case!)

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The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=buy, 2=outperform, 3=hold, 4=Underperf. and 5=sell.

UK, US and European results this week
Result Date	Company name	Country	Results	Consensus Rec		No Anl	EPS	Revenue
21-Apr	Baker Hughes Inc	US	Q1	2.15	Outperform	26	1.08	5,322
21-Apr	Boston Scientific Corp	US	Q1	1.79	Outperform	24	1.28	3,320
21-Apr	Lexmark Inc	US	Q1	2.30	Outperform	10	3.15	4,611
21-Apr	Merck & Co	US	Q1	2.83	Hold	29	3.4	56,309
Tuesday
22-Apr	Amgen Inc	US	Q1	1.66	Outperform	29	1.76	7,652
22-Apr	Brown & Jackson	GB	FY	1.00	Buy	3	3.6
22-Apr	Eli Lilly & Co	US	Q1	2.41	Outperform	29	2.54	12,141
22-Apr	Lockheed Martin Corp	US	Q1	1.90	Outperform	20	2.19	29,349
22-Apr	Schering-Plough	US	Q1	3.00	Hold	28	0.75	9,280
Wednesday
23-Apr	ARC International	GB	Q1	2.00	Outperform	6	-5	14
23-Apr	Bell South Corp	US	Q1	2.94	Hold	35	1.85	27,676
23-Apr	Boeing Corp	US	Q1	2.71	Hold	21	1.98	49,235
23-Apr	Buderus	D	FY	2.87	Hold	15	1.75	1920
23-Apr	Cardinal Health	US	Q1	1.79	Outperform	19	3.19	50,894
23-Apr	Eastman Kodak Company	US	Q1	3.75	Underperform	4	2.55	12,840
22-Apr	Ferraris Group	GB	H1	2.00	Outperform	3	16.2	68
23-Apr	Ht & Wessel	D	FY	2.00	Outperform	1	-0.15	82
23-Apr	Imperial Oil Limited	US	Q1	3.09	Hold	11	3.6	16,072
23-Apr	Lambda Physik	D	H1	3.00	Hold	10	0.23	99
23-Apr	Malcolm Group	GB	FY	1.00	Buy	2	7.21	101
23-Apr	MBNA Corp	US	Q1	2.42	Outperform	24	1.59	13,974
23-Apr	Punch Taverns	GB	H1	2.40	Outperform	10	30.3	421
23-Apr	Straumann Holding	CH	AGM	2.00	Outperform	13	4.29	317
23-Apr	Vossloh	D	Q1	1.83	Outperform	6	3.79	872
23-Apr	Wyeth	US	Q1	2.43	Outperform	28	2.45	15,686
Thursday
24-Apr	Actif Group	GB	H1	2.00	Outperform	1	1
24-Apr	Allied Domecq	GB	H1	2.65	Hold	20	32.02	3499
24-Apr	Black & Decker	US	Q1	2.07	Outperform	15	3.54	4,455
24-Apr	BHW Holding	D	FY	3.56	Underperform	9	0.57
24-Apr	CIBA Specialty Chemicals	CH	Q1	2.56	Hold	27	6.46	7000
24-Apr	DaimlerChrysler	D	Q1	2.58	Hold	37	3.58	148641
24-Apr	DFS Furniture	GB	H1	2.00	Outperform	13	36.35	501
24-Apr	Fielmann	D	FY	1.75	Outperform	12	2.41	705
24-Apr	Gehe	D	AGM	2.10	Outperform	21	3.02	19540
24-Apr	Hitachi Credit	GB	FY	3.00	Hold	4	18.7
24-Apr	Kellogg Co	US	Q1	2.53	Hold	17	1.89	8,542
24-Apr	Kiln	GB	FY	2.67	Hold	3	4.45
24-Apr	Loewe	D	FY	4.00	Underperform	7	0.62	364
24-Apr	Mannheimer AG	D	FY	3.00	Hold	2	-4.72
24-Apr	MLP	D	FY	3.53	Underperform	16	-0.18
24-Apr	Nobel Biocare Holding	CH	AGM	2.38	Outperform	13	21.89	3268
24-Apr	Nortel Networks	US	Q1	2.70	Hold	37	-0.03	9,633
24-Apr	SBC Communications Inc	US	Q1	2.91	Hold	34	1.61	49,996
24-Apr	Siemens	D	Interims	2.61	Hold	39	2.29	78528
24-Apr	Software	D	Q1	3.40	Underperform	25	0.56	465
24-Apr	Stylo	GB	FY	3.00	Hold	1
24-Apr	Web.de	D	Q1	2.00	Outperform	3	0.05	44
Friday
25-Apr	Amadeus	D	prem. FY	1.67	Outperform	3	0.62	64
25-Apr	Autonomy Corp	GB	Q1	3.43	Hold	14	4.17	35
25-Apr	Avon Products	US	Q1	2.22	Outperform	9	2.56	6,561
25-Apr	Masterflex	D	FY	1.00	Buy	1	0.6	56
25-Apr	P&O Princess Cruises	GB	Q1	2.44	Outperform	10	34.03	1924
25-Apr	Regus	GB	FY	No rating	No rating	1
25-Apr	Rohwedder	D	FY	3.00	Hold	1	0.75
25-Apr	Sigma Technology	GB	FY	3.00	Hold	1

This table indicates how broker recommendations for key FTSE 100 companies have changed in the last 24 hours. It details how great the rating change has been and reasons for this change. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=Buy, 2=Outperform, 3=Hold, 4=Underperform and 5=Sell.

	22nd Apr	23rd Apr	Change	Consensus Rating	Broker Change
Allied Domecq	2.61	2.83	-8.4%	Hold	Ahead of tomorrow's interim results HSBC reiterates "reduce" rating as it believes the risks are on the downside, while DKW says "buy" but continues to prefer rival, Pernod Ricard
AstraZeneca	2.43	2.44	-0.4%	Outperform	Rating moves slightly ahead of Q1 figures out next week and on positive Q1 figures from US peer Eli Lilly
BHP Billiton	2.45	2.5	-2.0%	Outperform	Q3 trading report reveals a weak performance in oil and gas and a stronger than expected performance from mining assets, prompting a "reduce" rating from Investec
Friends Provident	2.73	2.81	-2.9%	Hold	Lehman initiates coverage with an "underweight" rating, as it believes that, without a recovery in equity markets, FP will find it tough to compete in the UK market
GlaxoSmithKline	2.9	2.92	-0.7%	Hold	Rating slips as BSCH and CDC Ixis reduce full year forecasts ahead of next week's Q1 results
Legal & General	2.57	2.63	-2.3%	Hold	Lehman initiates coverage with "underweight" rating, as the broker fears LGEN will use its capital strength to support an unsustainable dividend payment
Reuters	3.6	3.6	0.0%	Underperform	Shares lift as the UK market, European media sector and the investment banking community rise. However in spite of being one of the main risers on the FTSE today its rating sticks
Sage	2.97	3	-1.0%	Hold	UBS downgrades to "neutral" as the broker highlights the negative underlying license momentum and the unimpressive organic growth rate of 2-3%
Scottish & Newcastle	2.96	3	-1.4%	Buy	Smith Barney points out that fears of a dividend cut will continue to hang on the shares until the cut is announced or until substantial cash flow improvements are seen
WPP	3.04	3.04	0.0%	Hold	Williams says "hold" ahead of WPP's Q1 revenue figures on Friday. The broker expects revenue to be slightly down but the outlook to be brighter as improvements are seen in advertising market, but it adds the group will remain vulnerable to company specific problems

The broker ratings are overall consensus figures derived from Multex Global Estimates reports. The EPS, EBIT and revenue estimates relate to the full-year and therefore do not necessarily correlate to the reporting period indicated. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=buy, 2=outperform, 3=hold, 4=Underperf. and 5=sell.

UK, US and European results this week
Result Date	Company name	Country	Results	Consensus Rec		No Anl	EPS	Revenue
28-Apr	Ambient	GB	FY	2.00	Outperform	2
28-Apr	Macdonald's Corp	US	Q1	2.61	Hold	18	1.32	15,828
28-Apr	PPL Therapeutics	GB	FY	3.25	Hold	4	-10.10	1
28-Apr	Procter & Gamble	US	Q3	1.73	Outperform	11	4.06	43,060
28-Apr	ABB	CH	Q1	3.52	Hold	29	0.18	25051
Tuesday
29-Apr	ABN Amro	NL	AGM	2.39	Outperform	38	1.59
29-Apr	Alexandra	GB	FY	2.00	Outperform	2	8.10	74
29-Apr	Allianz	D	AGM	2.95	Hold	23	2.80
29-Apr	BASF	D	Q1	2.43	Outperform	28	2.57	33025
29-Apr	Bijou Brigitte	D	FY	1.50	Buy/Outperform	2	5.43	119
29-Apr	Bookham Technology	GB	Q1	3.00	Hold	7	-30.20	100
29-Apr	BP	GB	Q1	2.88	Hold	32	29.00	108921
29-Apr	British American Tobacco	GB	Q1	2.38	Outperform	16	67.54	11382
29-Apr	Cewe Color Holding	D	FY	1.67	Outperform	3	2.69	450
29-Apr	E.I. DuPont de Nemours	US	Q1	2.38	Outperform	16	1.81	25,314
29-Apr	European Motor Holdings	GB	FY	2.33	Outperform	3	14.50	450
29-Apr	Fraport	D	FY	2.22	Outperform	23	1.75	1942
29-Apr	Hawesko Holding	D	FY & Q1	2.75	Hold	4	1.64	278
29-Apr	IDS Scheer	D	Q1	1.85	Outperform	13	0.45	197
29-Apr	Infineon	D	H1	3.13	Hold	38	-0.36	5943
29-Apr	Jenoptik	D	FY	2.50	Outperform	11	0.84	2086
29-Apr	McGrawHill Companies Inc	US	Q1	2.68	Hold	13	3.20	4,994
29-Apr	Merck	D	Q1	3.31	Hold	26	1.63	7686
29-Apr	Northop Grumman Corp	US	Q1	2.11	Outperform	18	3.81	25,482
29-Apr	Oxford Glycosciences	GB	FY	3.42	Hold	15	-58.40	14
29-Apr	SAP Systems Integration	D	Q1	2.50	Outperform/Hold	14	0.71	302
29-Apr	Sartorius	D	FY	2.00	Outperform	1	0.43	493
29-Apr	Syzygy	D	Q1	2.00	Outperform	3	0.19	16
29-Apr	Takkt	D	Q1	2.67	Hold	6	0.63	814
29-Apr	Westbury	GB	FY	2.11	Outperform	9	57.90	773
Wednesday
30-Apr	Aberdeen Asset Management	GB	H1	2.50	Outperform/Hold	7	9.89
30-Apr	Adidas-Salomon	D	Q1	2.24	Outperform	26	5.75	6850
30-Apr	AstraZeneca	GB	Q1	2.43	Outperform	45	99.07	11030
30-Apr	Blacks Leisure	GB	FY	1.67	Outperform	9	22.90	217
30-Apr	Celanese	D	Q1	2.39	Outperform	18	1.99	4596
30-Apr	Clear Channel Communications	US	Q1	1.80	Outperform	25	1.27	8,765
30-Apr	Deutsche Bank	D	Q1	2.70	Hold	37	2.69
30-Apr	Duke Energy Corporation	US	Q1	3.17	Hold	24	1.39	20,403
30-Apr	E.ON	D	AGM	2.35	Outperform	34	3.97	45419
30-Apr	Exelon Corporation	US	Q1	2.53	Hold	17	4.90	15,640
30-Apr	Game Group	GB	FY	2.62	Hold	13	5.94	531
30-Apr	GFK	D	FY	2.00	Outperform	8	1.10	597
30-Apr	GlaxoSmithKline	GB	Q1	2.92	Hold	39	81.81	21701
30-Apr	Intershop Communications	D	Q1	3.50	Hold/Underperform	3	-0.05	49
30-Apr	Metro	D	FY	2.34	Outperform	30	1.47	54267
30-Apr	Pressac	GB	FY	3.00	Hold	2	1.00	134
30-Apr	Rugby Estate	GB	FY	3.33	Hold	3	89.60
30-Apr	Schering	D	Q1	2.11	Outperform	38	2.55	5266
30-Apr	Schwarz Pharma	D	Q1	2.22	Outperform	9	5.96	1941
30-Apr	Splendid Medien	D	FY	5.00	Sell	1	-3.44	36
30-Apr	The Southern Company	US	Q1	2.86	Hold	21	1.84	10,811
30-Apr	Whitbread	GB	FY	2.50	Outperform/Hold	18	50.25	1868
Thursday
1-May	Imperial Chemical Industries	GB	Q1	2.68	Hold	19	17.15	5841
1-May	Jennings Brothers	GB	FY	3.00	Hold	1	16.40	17
1-May	John David Group	GB	FY	3.50	Hold/Underperform	8	24.69	406
1-May	Phytopharm	GB	H1	2.40	Outperform	5	-10.10	2
1-May	Shiloh	GB	FY	1.00	Buy	1	11.30	45
1-May	Shire Pharmaceutical	GB	Q1	2.63	Hold	19	34.37	744
1-May	Thompson Corp	US	Q1	2.56	Hold	16	1.14	8,020
1-May	Tyco International Ltd	US	H1	1.67	Outperform	12	1.43	30,077
1-May	The Walt Disney Corp	US	H1	2.41	Outperform	29	0.64	26,749
Friday
2-May	Giardino Group	GB	FY	2.50	Outperform/Hold	2	7.40	24
2-May	Shell Transport &Trading	GB	Q1	2.50	Outperform/Hold	26	27.46	96288
2-May	Unilever	GB	Q1	2.05	Outperform	22	41.41	31434

This table indicates how broker recommendations for key FTSE 100 companies have changed in the last 24 hours. It details how great the rating change has been and reasons for this change. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=Buy, 2=Outperform, 3=Hold, 4=Underperform and 5=Sell.

	24th Apr	25th Apr	Change	Consensus Rating	Broker Change
Amvescap	3.36	3.43	-2.1%	Hold	DKW downgrades rating to "sell" as the broker feels the stock's recent strength following the rally in US equities provides an opportunity to sell.
Anglo American	2.67	2.71	-1.5%	Hold	Smith Barney lowers its rating to "underperform" as the broker believes that BHP Billiton's and Rio Tinto's exposure to higher margin commodities will allow them to outperform Anglo American
AstraZeneca	2.48	2.49	-0.4%	Outperform	Ahead of Q1 results on 30th April brokers remain divided, ranging from Williams who say "sell" to UBS who says "buy. Given the division the rating continues to falter.
British Land	2.15	2.23	-3.7%	Outperform	CSFB's recent look at the property market has shown that the several key property areas have continued to weaken. CSFB revises its forecast on British land to "neutral" as a result
Canary Wharf	3	3.11	-3.7%	Hold	CWG is also downgraded by CSFB to "underperform" as part of the broker's review of the property sector, which highlighted CWG's key market in Central London as one of the markets that has weakened
Granada	2.78	2.86	-2.9%	Hold	TV forecast advertising figures for June reveal a further decline in the advertising market. Merrill notes that comparables were tough, but admits that after its strong run recently GAA may suffer as this news filters through the market
Hilton Group	2.82	2.91	-3.2%	Hold	Conditions in the hotel sector are expected to remain volatile in the short term following the war in Iraq and now the SARS virus, which in turn causes the ratings for key hotels stocks to suffer
Liberty International	3.21	3.14	2.2%	Hold	Following its strong first half performance in shopping centres, CSFB has upgraded its rating to "neutral" from "underperform"
Prudential	2.7	2.7	0.0%	Awaiting Change	Morgan Stanley has downgraded PRU following its concerns for the group's tight cash flow
Vodafone	2.12	2.11	0.5%	Outperform	Merrill reiterates its positive view on the European telecom market and Deutsche also issues a positive note on the telecom giant in which it lifts its forecast ahead of FY results on 27th May

This table indicates how broker recommendations for key FTSE 100 companies have changed in the last 24 hours. It details how great the rating change has been and reasons for this change. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=Buy, 2=Outperform, 3=Hold, 4=Underperform and 5=Sell.

	25th Apr	28th Apr	Change	Consensus Rating	Broker Change
Anglo American	2.71	2.81	-3.7%	Hold	As part of a review of the mining sector Williams de Broe has downgraded Anglo American to "hold"
BHP Billiton	2.5	2.6	-4.0%	Hold	Also as part of its mining review Williams lowers BHP to "sell", adding that falling oil prices and a drop in oil production is expected to cause BHP to underperform the sector
BP	2.88	2.84	1.4%	Hold	BP's rating lifts as many brokers reiterate positive stances on the stock ahead of tomorrow's Q1 figures
BT Group	2.6	2.62	-0.8%	Hold	Rating falters as press reports indicate that BT could be back on the acquisition trail
Dixons	2.52	2.54	-0.8%	Hold	Hopes that it won't be penalised following the probe into the extended warranty market caused the shares to lift, but trading conditions remain tough and the consumer outlook is uncertain. This situation has prompted downgrades from CSFB ("neutral") and Merrill ("sell") and upgrades from Deutsche ("buy"), DKW ("add") and Goldman Sachs ("outperform")
Intercontinental Hotels	2.4	2.5	-4.2%	Outperform	Morgan Stanley initiates coverage with an "equal weight" rating as it sees strong growth potential. However tough trading conditions and concerns over whether it is a potential takeover target continue to plague the stock
Next	2.74	2.83	-3.3%	Hold	DKW downgrades to "hold" as it predicts H1 profits will be down given the retailer's tough comparables and the increasing competition
Rio Tinto	2.82	2.91	-3.2%	Hold	Williams downgrades to "hold", but adds it will suffer less than peers given its lack of exposure to South Africa
Vodafone	2.11	2.03	3.8%	Outperform	Nomura upgrades to "buy" as it expects VOD's full year figures (late May) to exceed expectations
WPP Group	3.04	2.96	2.6%	Hold	Williams upgrades to "buy" based on better than expected Q1 advertising data from the US

This table indicates how broker recommendations for key FTSE companies have changed in the last 24 hours. It details how great the rating change has been and reasons for this change. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=Buy, 2=Outperform, 3=Hold, 4=Underperform and 5=Sell.

	21st May	22nd May	Change	Consensus Rating	Broker Change
Abbey National	2.83	2.75	2.8%	Hold	WLBP reiterates its "buy" rating despite the shares climbing 50% in recent weeks. It has set a 646p target price.
British American Tobacco	2.38	2.44	-2.5%	Outperform	A Florida court's decision to overturn the original ruling against BAT cause Deutsche to up its target price to 710p from 670p. But Goldman Sachs downgraded to in-line from outperform believing there is little room for improvement.
Compass Group	2.25	2.2	2.2%	Outperform	Morgan Stanley ups its rating to Outperform with a 345p target price, believing we will see another year of strong operational performance.
Dixons	2.65	2.59	2.3%	Hold	Merrill Lynch restates its "sell" position as trading remains tough and downside risks remain.
Great Universal Stores	2.41	2.35	2.5%	Outperform	UBS Warburg, DKW and Deutsche Bank all reiterate their positive ratings ahead of next week's results.
Granada	2.71	2.64	2.6%	Hold	Investec restates its "buy" rating and 135p target following the results. Meanwhile Merrill lowers revenue targets but raises earnings and profit numbers to reflect improved efficiencies.
Marks & Spencer	2.85	2.77	2.8%	Hold	Teather & Greenwood ups its rating to "hold" believing shares are recovering and cashflow is strong enough to support a buyback programme. Charles Stanley reiterates its "buy" rating.
National Grid Transco	2.42	2.18	9.9%	Outperform	JP Morgan lowers its fair value estimate to 515p from 556p to reflect adverse US dollar movements. HSBC reiterates its "buy" rating and 475p target price despite NGT's 7% premium to the sector. It believes NGT's share buybacks limit the downside risk.
Reuters	3.59	3.26	9.2%	Hold	Morgan Stanley moves to "overweight" from underweight and increases its target price to 220p from 130p. It is now more optimistic over product improvements and competitor capacity and believes outstanding risks to forex and pricing are already reflected in its estimates. WLBP also ups its rating to "buy".
Rolls-Royce	3.47	3.56	-2.6%	Hold	CSFB reiterates its "underperform" rating because of concerns over a owrsening travel industry postion.

	23rd May	27th May	Change	Consensus Rating	Broker Change
Allied Domecq	2.71	2.63	3.0%	Hold	Williams de Broupgrades Allied to "buy" as it is now the preferred beverage play ahead of SABMiller
BT Group	2.68	2.59	3.4%	Hold	Many brokers amend their estimates following the telecom group's results last week. Deutsche ups sales, PBT and EPS targets, whereas Exane lowers all three. JP Morgan lowers sales but ups EPS. WLBP reiterates "buy" rating and 240p target price, heartened by the improvement in net debt position. Meanwhile, Lehman adds BT as a short to its European monthly focus list.
Hanson	2.83	2.72	3.9%	Hold	Teather & Greenwood ups its rating to "buy". Meanwhile, Smith Barney notes that Hanson has made greater provision for potential asbestos risk relative to its liabilities than peer, Saint Gobain.
Royal & Sun Alliance	3.13	3.17	-1.3%	Hold	Goldman downgrades to "in-line" from outperform following the share price rally that occurred on the back of better than expected results, believing there is lmited upside to the current value.
SABMiller	2.89	3.11	-7.6%	Hold	Lehman lowers its rating to "underweight", ABN Amro lowers to "sell" following the revelation that management expects Miller's decline to continue a further two years.
Scottish & Newcastle	2.79	2.71	2.9%	Hold	Williams de Broups rating to "buy" but HSBC still says "reduce".
Tomkins	2.82	2.76	2.1%	Hold	Deutsche upgrades to "hold" following the first quarter results and ups the target price to 192p from 155p. Meanwhile, UBSWarburg downgrades to "neutral" following a recent strong performance by the shares. UBS maintains its 240p target price.
MM02	2.56	2.59	-1.2%	Hold	Goldman downgrades to "in-line" from outperform. It believes there may be upside potential if 02 were to sell its German business but does not view this as imminent enough to compensate for the increasing competitive risks the company faces.
3i Group	3	3.2	-6.7%	Hold	Bridgewell upgrades stock to "overweight", believing its upside potential is ideal for those wary of the recent rally some "long-only" financial stocks have experienced
Vodafone	1.95	1.97	-1.0%	Outperform	WLBP says "outperform" ahead of results with a 140p target price. CSFB thinks the shares could rise to 130p if the euro holds against the pound. Oddo thinks earnings will be "decent" but Cazenove thinks Germany is a "notable risk" to ARPU levels.

The broker ratings are overall consensus figures derived from Multex Global Estimates reports. The EPS, EBIT and revenue estimates relate to the full-year and therefore do not necessarily correlate to the reporting period indicated. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=buy, 2=outperform, 3=hold, 4=Underperf. and 5=sell.

UK, US and European results this week
Result Date	Company name	Country	Results	Consensus Rec		No. Anl	EPS	Revenue
27-May	Cewe Color	D	Q1	1.67	Outperform	3	2.69	450
27-May	D. Logistics	D	Q1	3.25	Hold	5	0.05	339
27-May	DEAG Deutsche Entertainment	D	Q1	1.00	Buy	1	0.13	122
27-May	Hannover Rkversicherung	D	AGM/Q1	2.35	Outperform	24	3.11
27-May	Indus	D	FY	2.00	Outperform	2	3.26
27-May	Microlog Logistics	D	Q1	2.33	Outperform	3	1.70	357
27-May	MLP	D	Q1	3.59	Underperform	18	0.39
27-May	RM	GB	H1	3.17	Hold	6	6.20	197
27-May	Sixt	D	FY	3.00	Hold	2	0.58	2,130
27-May	Telekom Austria	AU	Q1	2.42	Outperform	12	0.20	3,957
27-May	TUI	D	Q1	3.83	Underperform	19	0.66	20,383
27-May	Umweltkontor	D	Q1	3.50	Hold/Underperform	6	0.27	264
27-May	Vodafone Group	GB	FY	1.95	Outperform	37	6.39	30,321
Wednesday
28-May	Analytik Jena	D	Interims	3.00	Hold	2	0.05	80
28-May	British Land	GB	FY	2.17	Outperform	12	21.87
28-May	Costco Wholesale Corp	US	Q3	2.52	Hold	25	1.57	42,087
28-May	De La Rue	GB	FY	3.25	Hold	4	17.78	548
28-May	Emap	GB	FY	2.76	Hold	18	48.20	962
28-May	Euromicron	D	Q1	2.00	Outperform	1	1.07	138
28-May	Gauss Interprise	D	Q1	4.00	Underperform	1	-0.34	30
28-May	Girindus	D	Q1	3.00	Hold	2	-0.47	31
28-May	GUS	GB	FY	2.41	Outperform	23	46.35	7,069
28-May	ICAP	GB	FY	1.20	Buy	5	76.50
28-May	Krispy Kreme Donuts	US	Q1	2.14	Outperform	7
28-May	LPKF Laser & Electronics	D	Q1	2.80	Hold	5	0.19	26
28-May	Nexus	D	Q1	4.00	Underperform	1		36
28-May	Northern Foods	GB	FY	3.20	Hold	15	13.90	1,405
28-May	Peacock Group	GB	FY	2.18	Outperform	11	14.70	399
28-May	Premier Farnell	GB	Q1	2.33	Outperform	6	11.39	768
28-May	Shanks Group	GB	FY	2.56	Hold	9	10.60	544
28-May	Szucker	D	FY	1.80	Outperform	10	1.48	4,406
Thursday
29-May	Big Food Group	GB	FY	3.06	Hold	16	2.14	5,180
29-May	BTG	GB	FY	2.75	Hold	4	-32.53	33
29-May	Chloride Group	GB	FY	2.86	Hold	7	1.86	141
29-May	Daily Mail & General Trust	GB	H1	2.80	Hold	11	33.00	2,011
29-May	Electrocomponents	GB	FY	2.78	Hold	9	16.28	739
29-May	Invensys	GB	FY	3.28	Hold	21	2.52	4,835
29-May	Lonmin	GB	H1	2.82	Hold	18	53.94	466
29-May	Pennon Group	GB	FY	2.77	Hold	13	47.00	408
29-May	PETsMART Inc	US	Q1	1.8	Outperform	5
29-May	Pilkington	GB	FY	2.69	Hold	16	6.14	2,598
29-May	Plasmon	GB	FY	2.00	Outperform	1	9.36	61
29-May	Securicor	GB	H1	2.00	Outperform	12	8.89	1,382
29-May	Wagon	GB	FY	2.33	Outperform	6	14.30	445
Friday
30-May	Brain Force Software	D	Q1	1.00	Buy	1	0.05	61
30-May	Fuller, Smith & Turner	GB	FY	1.80	Outperform	5	45.25	139
30-May	Splendid Medien	D	FY	5.00	Sell	1	-3.44	36
30-May	Synstar	GB	H1	2.00	Outperform	4	3.84	233
30-May	W.E.T. Automotive Systems	D	Q3	1.20	Buy	5	5.50	178

Nice Thread Inside Trader, good job!

Thanks fenthuckpb, I hope it's useful for whoever visits. This table indicates how broker recommendations for key FTSE companies have changed in the last 24 hours. It details how great the rating change has been and reasons for this change. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=Buy, 2=Outperform, 3=Hold, 4=Underperform and 5=Sell.

	23rd May	27th May	Change	Consensus Rating	Broker Change
Allied Domecq	2.71	2.63	3.0%	Hold	Williams de Broupgrades Allied to "buy" as it is now the preferred beverage play ahead of SABMiller
BT Group	2.68	2.59	3.4%	Hold	Many brokers amend their estimates following the telecom group's results last week. Deutsche ups sales, PBT and EPS targets, whereas Exane lowers all three. JP Morgan lowers sales but ups EPS. WLBP reiterates "buy" rating and 240p target price, heartened by the improvement in net debt position. Meanwhile, Lehman adds BT as a short to its European monthly focus list.
Hanson	2.83	2.72	3.9%	Hold	Teather & Greenwood ups its rating to "buy". Meanwhile, Smith Barney notes that Hanson has made greater provision for potential asbestos risk relative to its liabilities than peer, Saint Gobain.
Royal & Sun Alliance	3.13	3.17	-1.3%	Hold	Goldman downgrades to "in-line" from outperform following the share price rally that occurred on the back of better than expected results, believing there is lmited upside to the current value.
SABMiller	2.89	3.11	-7.6%	Hold	Lehman lowers its rating to "underweight", ABN Amro lowers to "sell" following the revelation that management expects Miller's decline to continue a further two years.
Scottish & Newcastle	2.79	2.71	2.9%	Hold	Williams de Broups rating to "buy" but HSBC still says "reduce".
Tomkins	2.82	2.76	2.1%	Hold	Deutsche upgrades to "hold" following the first quarter results and ups the target price to 192p from 155p. Meanwhile, UBSWarburg downgrades to "neutral" following a recent strong performance by the shares. UBS maintains its 240p target price.
MM02	2.56	2.59	-1.2%	Hold	Goldman downgrades to "in-line" from outperform. It believes there may be upside potential if 02 were to sell its German business but does not view this as imminent enough to compensate for the increasing competitive risks the company faces.
3i Group	3	3.2	-6.7%	Hold	Bridgewell upgrades stock to "overweight", believing its upside potential is ideal for those wary of the recent rally some "long-only" financial stocks have experienced
Vodafone	1.95	1.97	-1.0%	Outperform	WLBP says "outperform" ahead of results with a 140p target price. CSFB thinks the shares could rise to 130p if the euro holds against the pound. Oddo thinks earnings will be "decent" but Cazenove thinks Germany is a "notable risk" to ARPU levels.

Thanks for the info, best thread on the board at the moment. IMO.

UPDATE:

I have added the London Stock Exchange and a Pivot calculator to the header, feel free to access the links. For those who are not familier with Pivots:

PIVOT POINTS: Are calculated from the High (H), low (L) and close (C) of the previous day.
Unless significant market news has been made available between yesterday's close and today's opening you can expect prices to test the near term support and resistance and the pivot price.

Should, for any reason, these near term support and resistance areas fail then the second such area will likely be tested. If these support or resistance areas fail, because of market influencing news or observations, the off floor or, more particularly, intermediate term positional players will likely enter the market and make the market trend.

FORMULA:

Pivot point = P = (H + L + C)/3

1st resistance = R1 = 2P - L

2nd resistance = R2 = (P -S1) + R1

1st support = S1 = 2P - H

2nd support = S2 = P - (R1- S1)

I always use the Pivot point, Supports 1/2 and Resistance 1/2 on the stocks I trade as a guide to where the stock will move in the day. You need to use other indicators as well for example Bollingers bands combined with RSI, for oversold/overbought levels, eg, if the top BBand is hit, but the RSI is low, chances are the stock will keep on rising, etc.
When you use the Pivot calculator, input the information what it wants, eg, the stocks High (of the day) low (of the day) and what it closed at, then press 'calculate', then you will have the R2, R1, P, S1, and S2 of the next trading day.

This table indicates how broker recommendations for key FTSE companies have changed in the last 24 hours. It details how great the rating change has been and reasons for this change. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=Buy, 2=Outperform, 3=Hold, 4=Underperform and 5=Sell.

	27th May	28th May	Change	Consensus Rating	Broker Change
BT Group	2.59	2.65	-2.3%	Hold	SG Securities downgrades to "hold" from buy given the lack of short-term catalysts for the stock. Until interims are released in November, the broker sees no spur for share price gains.
British Airways	2.67	2.73	-2.2%	Hold	Smith Barney believes a Virgin Atlantic/BA tie-in is unlikely given regulatory and ego issues. Broker still thinks BAY is the best long-term flag carrier in the sector and retains its 170p target price.
GUS	2.35	2.26	3.8%	Outperform	Teather & Greenwood is pleased at the price GUS fetched for its home shopping business and marginally ups forecasts, although, with results imminent, further alterations are likely.
Kingfisher	2.47	2.5	-1.2%	Outperform	Exane restated its "outperform" rating ahead of results, believing the group is on track to spin-off its electricals division and create a pure play company.
Prudential	2.68	2.76	-3.0%	Hold	DKW downgrade to "reduce" from Add following the departure of Mark Tucker, CEO of Prudential Asia. Asia contributes 31% of sales and 50% of new business profits and DKW doesn't like the uncertainty.
Royal & Sun Alliance	3.17	2.96	6.6%	Hold	HSBC dramatically raises its rating to "add" from reduce believing there to be a significant improvement in underwriting and capital adequacy
Tomkins	2.76	2.71	1.8%	Hold	Lehman Bros follows the trend set by others last week and upgrades to "Equal weight".
Vodafone	1.97	1.92	2.5%	Outperform	Positive results and fiery rhetoric from Sir Christopher Ghent do the trick for Deutsche. It upgrades to "buy"
Xstrata	2.05	2.17	-5.9%	Outperform	Morgan Stanley downgrades "equal weight" due to the recent rise in coal prices an the strong performance of the A$ and the Rand
MM02	2.59	2.48	4.2%	Outperform	SG Securities upgrades to "buy" from hold, believing the downside risk is now limited and there is speculative upside on the disposal of German operations. The target price is 77p.

Good stuff, IT. Keep it going!

Agreed, some quality information there.

This thread is a real asset to this BB, well done!

Andy.

Thanks guys, I hope it helps with your trading. I am helping to Beta test AM live charting at the moment, and what I see so far is very good! ========================================================================== This table indicates how broker recommendations for key FTSE companies have changed in the last 24 hours. It details how great the rating change has been and reasons for this change. The consensus recommendation gives a numerical rating where 1=Buy, 2=Outperform, 3=Hold, 4=Underperform and 5=Sell.

	28th May	29th May	Change	Consensus Rating	Broker Change
Barclays	2.42	2.52	-4.1%	Hold	HSBC restates its "sell" rating following its quarterly Q&A session with CFO John Varley. Outlook remains difficult, retail division is struggling to grow and there will be a further pressure on margins.
British Airways	2.73	2.82	-3.3%	Hold	Merrill upgraded its bonds to neutral encouraged by the impact cost cutting is having on the bottom line. This has yet to impact the valuation metrics as other brokers retain cautious stances.
EMAP	2.78	2.72	2.2%	Hold	Numis upgrades to add, encouraged by the full-year results.
GUS	2.35	2.26	3.8%	Outperform	Positive broker reaction to both the results and the divestment of the home shopping business prompts Seymour Pierce, among others, to restate its Buy rating.
ICI	2.47	2.53	-2.4%	Hold	CSFB downgrades to underperform and lowers target price to 100p from 110p. It is dismayed by new management's apparent commitment to the old strategy and believes the discount, relative to ICI's peer group, should be reinstated.
Kingfisher	2.47	2.5	-1.2%	Outperform	Exane restated its "outperform" rating ahead of results, believing the group is on track to spin-off its electricals division and create a pure play company.
Lloyds TSB	2.73	2.73	0.0%	Hold	ABN Amro ups the target price to 525p and Goldman restates its outperform rating following the recent share price slide and signs of a turnaround in the business
Pearson	2.8	2.76	1.4%	Hold	Investec upgrades Pearson to a "buy" believing that its share price has lagged a rising media sector leaving it looking relatively attractive
Rentokil Initial	2.53	2.58	-2.0%	Hold	UBS Warburg downgrades to neutral bearing in mind the group's lower underlying growth and its cautious stance on the medium term outlook.
Vodafone	1.97	1.92	2.5%	Outperform	Positive results and fiery rhetoric from Sir Christopher Ghent do the trick for Deutsche. It upgrades to "buy"