(Alliance News) - The following global blue-chips received analyst recommendations Thursday and Friday:

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BASIC RESOURCES

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Metzler cuts Covestro price target to 51 (52) EUR - 'hold'

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UBS cuts Aurubis to 'sell' (buy) - price target 70 (84) EUR

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JPMorgan raises ArcelorMittal price target to 32.50 (30) EUR - 'overweight'

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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

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DZ Bank raises fair value for Apple to 185 (180) USD - 'hold'

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Bank of America raises Apple price target to 230 (225) USD - 'buy'

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Hauck Aufhaeuser cuts Hugo Boss price target to 65 (72) EUR - 'buy'

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Bryan Garnier cuts Hugo Boss price target to 66 (68) EUR - 'neutral'

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Morgan Stanley cuts Hugo Boss price target to 65 (70) EUR - 'overweight'

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Deutsche Bank cuts Hugo Boss price target to 76 (78) EUR - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs cuts Hugo Boss price target to 71.50 (73) EUR - 'neutral'

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DZ Bank cuts fair value for Hugo Boss to 50 (55) EUR - 'hold'

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UBS cuts Hugo Boss price target to 52 (57) EUR - 'neutral'

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DZ Bank cuts Starbucks to 'hold' (buy) - fairer wert 75 (110) USD

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LBBW cuts Mercedes-Benz group price target to 88 (91) EUR - 'buy'

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DZ Bank raises fair value for Amazon.com to 210 (205) USD - 'buy'

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RBC cuts DoorDash price target to 165 (175) USD - 'outperform'

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Barclays cuts Stellantis price target to 24 (28.50) EUR - 'overweight'

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CONSUMER STAPLES

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Bank of America raises InterContinental Hotels group price target to 9,500 (9,100) pence - 'buy'

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Goldman Sachs raises InterContinental Hotels group target to 8,375 (8,300) pence - 'neutral'

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FINANCIALS

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Kepler Cheuvreux cuts Deutsche Bank price target to 19 (20) EUR - 'buy'

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Warburg raises Deutsche Bank price target to 20.40 (16.30) EUR - 'buy'

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Berenberg raises Standard Chartered price target to 1,100 (1,050) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Standard Chartered target to 800 (750) pence - 'equal weight'

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UBS raises Standard Chartered price target to 840 (810) pence - 'buy'

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Barclays raises Beazley plc price target to 920 (910) pence - 'overweight'

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Barclays raises Allianz SE price target to 263 (260) EUR - 'equal weight'

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Barclays raises 3i Group price target to 3,050 (2,815) pence - 'overweight'

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DZ Bank raises fair value for PayPal Holdings to 69 (60) USD - 'hold'

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HEALTH CARE

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DZ Bank raises fair value for GSK to 1,800 (1,600) pence - 'hold'

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Deutsche Bank initiates Hikma Pharmaceutical with 'buy' - target 2,750 pence

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Deutsche Bank initiates ConvaTec Group with 'buy' - target 315 pence

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RBC cuts Evotec price target to 16.00 (18.60) EUR - 'outperform'

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Jefferies cuts Smith & Nephew price target to 1,250 (1,300) pence - 'buy'

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DZ Bank cuts fair value for Eli Lilly & Co to 800 (820) USD - 'hold'

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INDUSTRIALS

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MWB cuts Daimler Truck price target to 44 (46) EUR - 'hold'

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Goldman Sachs raises Intertek group price target to 5,250 (5,225) pence - 'neutral'

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DZ Bank raises fair value for Rational to 773 (746) EUR - 'hold'

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Oddo BHF raises Rational price target to 750 (735) EUR - 'neutral'

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Bank of America raises Rational price target to 655 (630) EUR - 'underperform'

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LBBW raises Rational price target to 680 (660) EUR - 'sell'

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Oddo BHF cuts Fraport price target to 58 (60) EUR - 'outperform'

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Deutsche Bank cuts Befesa price target to 33 (34) EUR - 'hold'

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Hauck Aufhaeuser starts Rheinmetall with 'buy' - price target 680 EUR

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Stifel raises Union Pacific to 'buy' - price target 267 USD

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JPMorgan raises Smurfit Kappa group price target to 4,200 (4,100) pence - 'overweight'

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DZ Bank raises fair value for Honeywell International to 230 (226) USD - 'buy'

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Bank of America raises 3M Co price target to 105 (100) USD - 'neutral'

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Bank of America raises Thales to 'buy' (neutral) - price target 187 (161) EUR

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ENERGY

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Bank of America raises Shell price target to 3,400 (3,300) pence - 'buy'

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UBS raises Shell price target to 2,900 (2,700) pence - 'neutral'

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DZ Bank raises fair value for Shell to 38 (35) EUR - 'buy'

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UBS raises TotalEnergies price target to 74 (73) EUR - 'buy'

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TECHNOLOGY

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Kepler Cheuvreux cuts freenet to 'hold' (buy) - price target 28 EUR

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Morgan Stanley cuts Scout24 price target to 73 (75) EUR - 'equal-weight'

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UBS raises Scout24 price target to 76.10 (72.00) EUR - 'neutral'

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Barclays cuts Scout24 price target to 80.50 (81.10) EUR - 'overweight'

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MWB raises Scout24 price target to 70 (65) EUR - 'hold'

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Goldman Sachs cuts Scout24 price target to 81.70 (82.80) EUR - 'buy'

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RBC raises Scout24 price target to 80 (79) EUR - 'outperform'

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Barclays starts Prysmian with 'overweight' - price target 58 EUR

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Hauck Aufhaeuser starts Hensoldt with 'buy' - price target 49 EUR

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CFRA raises Qualcomm to 'buy'

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JPMorgan raises Qualcomm price target to 185 (170) USD - 'overweight'

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Bank of America cuts Infineon technologies price target to 42 (46) EUR - 'buy'

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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Deutsche Bank initiates Airtel Africa with 'buy' - target 160 pence

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UTILITIES

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Kepler Cheuvreux raises Siemens Energy to 'buy' (hold) - price target 24 (16) EUR

Deutsche Bank raises Siemens Energy to 'buy' (hold) - price target 23 (14) EUR

Berenberg raises National Grid price target to 1,150 (1,100) pence - 'hold'

Berenberg raises SSE price target to 2,100 (2,000) pence - 'buy'

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