Below is a list of major companies who have had their ratings changed this afternoon (08 February) by brokers that we follow. Click for a list of the brokers we follow.

Only upgrades to the top ‘Buy’ ratings and downgrades to the bottom ‘Sell’ ratings are included. To simplify the jargon, we’ve grouped all the common buy ratings (e.g. strong buy, over-weight, out-perform) under a ‘Buy’ umbrella and put all the common sell terms (e.g. sell, under-weight, under-perform) under a ‘Sell’ umbrella.

Upgrades to a ‘Buy’ rating
Transocean (US) was upgraded by UBS with a price target up to 115.
AT&T (US) was upgraded by UBS with a price target up to 31.
Microsoft (US) was upgraded by Dolmen Stockbrokers with a price target up to 35.
Aviva (UK) was upgraded by Dolmen Stockbrokers with a price target up to 520.
British Airways (UK) was upgraded by Credit Suisse with a price target up to 285.
BG Group (UK) was upgraded by Exane BNP Paribas with a price target up to 1400.
Diageo (UK) was upgraded by Credit Suisse with a price target up to 1050.
GlaxoSmithKline (UK) was upgraded by Dolmen Stockbrokers with a price target up to 1325.
ICAP (UK) was upgraded by Credit Suisse with a price target up to 410.
Ryanair (Ireland) was upgraded by Dolmen Stockbrokers with a price target up to 4.3.
Smurfit Kappa (Ireland) was upgraded by Dolmen Stockbrokers with a price target up to 7.15.
BMW (Germany) was upgraded by HSBC with a price target up to 39.
Daimler (Germany) was upgraded by Commerzbank Corporates & Markets with a price target up to 40.
Renault (France) was upgraded by Credit Suisse with a price target up to 43.

Downgrades to a ‘Sell’ rating
AIG (US) was downgraded by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
Rolls Royce (UK) was downgraded by Exane BNP Paribas with a price target reduced to 356.
Unilever (UK) was downgraded by Credit Suisse with a price target reduced to 1800.
Vestas Wind Systems (Denmark) was downgraded by Credit Suisse with a price target reduced to 245.

Read our Broker Share Tips article to find out more about these broker ratings.