The City News: BG Group plc (BG), Reed Elsevier plc (REL), Carnival plc (CCL) & J Sainsbury plc (SBRY)

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Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), BG Group plc (LON:BG), Reed Elsevier plc (LON:REL), Carnival plc (LON:CCL), J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY), BG Group plc (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BRGYY), BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNP)

BG Group plc

BG Group plc (LON:BG) continues its run of success in Tanzania, and makes plans for a new LNG terminal. (Fool)
It’s been a pretty torrid 12 months for BG Group plc (LON:BG) (BG Group plc (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BRGYY)), with falling production forecasts knocking some 25% of its share price. But at least things appear to going swimmingly for the company in offshore Tanzania. This morning, BG Group plc (LON:BG) announced a successful well test at Mzia-2, which flowed at 57 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day, constrained by testing equipment. This follows another successful test, which produced 70 million cubic feet per day, at the nearby Jodari-1 well in March of this year. BG has a 60% interest in…

BG Group Stock Rating Reaffirmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) (BG) (MideastTime)
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Chase reaffirmed their overweight rating on shares of BG Group plc (LON:BG) in a research note released on Friday morning, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. They currently have a GBX 1,600 ($24.78) price target on the stock. BG Group plc (LON:BG) traded up 0.14% on Friday, hitting GBX 1084.50. BG Group has a 52-week low of GBX 991.00 and a 52-week high of GBX 1468.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently GBX 1278.. The company’s market cap is £36.861 billion.

Reed Elsevier Lowered to “Neutral” at Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) (REL) (MideastTime)
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) lowered shares of Reed Elsevier plc (LON:REL) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a report released on Monday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) currently has GBX 780 ($12.08) target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of GBX 750 ($11.62). Shares of Reed Elsevier plc (LON:REL) traded down 0.82% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 729.00. Reed Elsevier has a one year low of GBX 466.10 and a one year high of GBX 800.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently GBX 599.8. The company’s market cap is £8.650 billion.

Reed Elsevier Rating Reiterated by Investec (REL) (UtahPeoplesPost)
Reed Elsevier plc (LON:REL)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Investec in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, StocKRatingsNetwork.com reports. They currently have a GBX 800 ($12.19) price target on the stock. Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Analysts at Jefferies Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Reed Elsevier plc (LON:REL) in a research note to investors on Wednesday. They now have a GBX 700 ($10.66) price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNP) reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Reed Elsevier plc (LON:REL) in a research note to investors on Tuesday, April 9th. They now have a GBX 899.86 ($13.71) price target on the stock.

Carnival Receives “Add” Rating from Numis Securities Ltd (CCL) (DailyPolitical)
Carnival plc (LON:CCL)‘s stock had its “add” rating restated by equities researchers at Numis Securities Ltd in a report issued on Friday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. They currently have a GBX 2,750 ($41.89) target price on the stock. Shares of Carnival (LON: CCL) opened at 2340.00 on Friday. Carnival plc (LON:CCL) has a 52 week low of GBX 1918.00 and a 52 week high of GBX 2638.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently GBX 2293.. The company’s market cap is £18.135 billion. Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reiterated an “equal weight” rating on shares of Carnival plc (LON:CCL) in a research note to investors on Friday, April 19th.

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