EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Eiffage, Quilter, Ricardo June 3 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Eiffage, Quilter and Ricardo, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Acciona Energia ANE.MC : Morgan Stanley raises to equalweight from underweight * Eiffage FOUG.PA : Goldman Sachs raises to buy from neutral * Quilter Plc QLT.L : JP Morgan raises to overweight from neutral * Ricardo Plc RCDO.L : Berenberg raises to buy from hold * St.

BUZZ-UK water utilities fall on report regulator may refuse price hike requests ** Shares of British water utilities Pennon PNN.L , United Utilities UU.L and Severn Trent SVT.L down between 3% and 3.7% ** SVT and UU among top losers on London's blue-chip FTSE 100 .FTSE index, while FTSE 250 constituent PNN is the top loser on that index ** The Guar

UPDATE 1-Water regulator Ofwat delays publication of price review Adds details and background throughout May 24 (Reuters) - Ofwat, which regulates the water industry in England and Wales, is delaying the publication of its consultation on price review 2024 for the water sector by a month to July 11 due to the upcoming general election, it said on Friday.

CORRECTED-Water regulator Ofwat delays publication of price review Corrects descriptor of the regulator in headline and paragraph 1 to show Ofwat only regulates the water industry in England and Wales May 24 (Reuters) - Ofwat, which regulates the water industry in England and Wales, is delaying the publication of its consultations on draft price control determinations for the water sector by a month to July 11 due to upcoming general election, it said on Friday.

BRIEF-Ofwat Considers Pre-Election Protocols And Guidance In Relation To Time Table For PR24 May 23 (Reuters) - OFWAT: OFWAT SAYS CONSIDERING PRE-ELECTION PROTOCOLS AND GUIDANCE IN RELATION TO TIME TABLE FOR PR24 - SPOKESPERSON Source text for Eikon: [ID:] Further company coverage: KMBWTT.UL

Britain's water regulator considers pre-election protocol for 2024 price review May 23 (Reuters) - Britain's water regulator Ofwat is considering pre-election protocols and guidance for its price review 2024 schedule, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The regulator is expected to delay decisions on business plans submitted by companies , including struggling water utility Thames Water, past the June 12 deadline, a Sky News reporter posted on social media platform X.

British utilities stocks fall sharply as election looms May 23 (Reuters) - UK utilities led fallers in early London trading on Thursday after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise election in July the previous day, raising concerns over political risk in the sector. Also adding pressure was National Grid NG.L announcing plans to raise about 7 billion pounds ($8.9 billion) through a rights issue.

LIVE MARKETS-STOXX: Breaking no new ground STOXX 600 down 0.3% Banks, utilities down; volatility low Nvidia results coming into focus Wall Street futures steady Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com STOXX: Breaking no new ground Europe got off to an uneventful start on Tuesday, staying anchored in a narrow range since climbing a new high last week, as traders paused for

BUZZ-UK's Pennon Group falls on annual earnings miss ** Shares of Pennon Group Plc PNN.L fall as much as 5.5% to 696p, stock among top pct losers on FTSE 250 .FTMC index ** Co, which provides water across the UK, posts an about 9% rise in underlying operating profit to 166.3 mln pounds ($211.4 mln) for the year ended March 31, 5% below analysts' av

UPDATE 2-UK's Pennon to pay 3.5 million pounds compensation for Brixham water contamination Recasts, adds share price reaction By Aby Jose Koilparambil May 21 (Reuters) - Shares in British water firm Pennon PNN.L fell 6% on Tuesday after the company missed annual operating profit forecasts and announced compensation for households in southern England affected by a parasite outbreak this month.

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 21 Updates futures, Adds news items May 21 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0 .41%. * ASTRAZENECA: AstraZeneca AZN.L said it expects to deliver $80 billion in total revenue by 2030, boosted by the expected launch of 20 new medicines and through growth in its existing oncology, biopharmaceuticals and rare disease portfolio.

BRIEF-Pennon Says Normal Service Has Returned For 85% Of Customers In Brixham May 21 (Reuters) - Pennon Group PLC PNN.L : PENNON GROUP PLC - FULL YEAR RESULTS PENNON GROUP PLC: WE ARE 100% FOCUSED ON RETURNING A SAFE WATER SUPPLY TO PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES IN AND AROUND BRIXHAM PENNON GROUP PLC: NORMAL SERVICE HAS RETURNED FOR 85% OF CUSTOMERS IN BRI

UK water firm Pennon forecasts annual organic revenue growth May 21 (Reuters) - Pennon PNN.L on Tuesday forecast its organic revenue to improve in the current fiscal year, as the British water company bets on inflationary tariff increases and growth in its non-household retail businesses. The company, which provides water across the UK, posted an a

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on May 21 May 21 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Tuesday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.6%. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L shareholder Legal & General Investment Management supports the break-up plan announced by the company last week, as the deadline approaches for BHP Group BHP.AX to log a formal takeover offer.

DIARY-Europe's STOXX 600 corporate earnings week ahead May 17 (Reuters) - Diary of Europe's STOXX 600 (.STOXX) corporate earnings for the week ahead EUROPE'S STOXX 600 EARNINGS Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 20-May-2024 AMC BYG.L Big Yellow Group PLC Full Year 2023 Big Yellow Group PLC Earnings Release 20-May-2024 BMO RYA.I Ryanair Holdings PLC Full Year 2024 Ryanair Holdings PLC Earnings Release 21-May-2024 NTS GASI.MI Assicurazioni Generali SpA Q1 2024 Assicurazioni Ge

Britons warned to boil water on concern over parasite contamination in Devon areas LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Residents in part of Devon in southwestern England were warned on Wednesday to boil water before consuming it after the region's water utility found traces of an intestinal parasite that can cause diarrhoea and vomiting. South West Water PNN.L issued the notice to its customers in Alston and the Hillhead area of Brixham, and said it was urgently investigating the source of the contaminat

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: Paramount Global, QuidelOrtho, Repsol, Vodafone, BHP, Epidemic Sound, Ferrovial, Fincantieri's; updates: Stellantis, Anglo American May 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 19 : 45 GMT on Tuesday: ** Shares of Paramount Global PARA.O fell more than 7% after CNBC reported, citing sources, that Sony Pictures 6758.T is rethinking its bid for the U.S.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: Italgas, KKR Updates, Anglo American, Uber May 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Tuesday: ** Anglo American AAL.L laid out plans on Tuesday to refocus on energy transition metal copper while spinning out or selling its less profitable coal, nickel, diamond and platinum businesses, as it moves to fend off BHP Group's BHP.AX $43 billion takeover offer nL4N3HH1FT ** The possibility of b

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions May 14 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Tuesday: ** Automaker Stellantis STLAM.MI will start to sell electric vehicles (EV) from its Chinese partner Leapmotor 9863.HK in nine European countries from September to expand its offer of budget cars, CEO Carlos Tavares said on Tuesday.

UK watchdog likely to clear Pennon-SES deal May 14 (Reuters) - UK's competition watchdog said on Tuesday it might accept Pennon Group's PNN.L solutions to address its concerns over the water utility's purchase of Sutton and East Surrey (SES) Water, paving way for it to potentially clear the deal. Pennon, which owns South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water in the south and west of England, has offered to provide separate reporting information for SES from the rest of its water busine