EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-AB Dynamics, Etteplan, Wise June 14 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including AB Dynamics, Etteplan and Wise, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * AB Dynamics Plc ABDP.L : Berenberg re-initiates coverage With Buy rating; PT 2,620p * Crest Nicholson CRST.L : Barclays cuts target price to 230p from 258p * Etteplan Oyj ETTE.HE : Evli Research raises to buy from hold * Halma HLMA.L : Barclays raises target price to 284

BRIEF-Orkla Announces The Sale Of Lilleborg June 12 (Reuters) - Orkla ASA ORK.OL : ORKLA ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF LILLEBORG TRANSACTION VALUES LILLEBORG AT NOK 600 MILLION ONA CASH AND DEBT FREE BASIS. TO SELL 100% OF SHARES IN LILLEBORG AS TO SOLENIS, EFFECTIVE AS OF 12 JUNE 2024 ORKLA'S PROFIT FROM SALE IS ESTIMATED TO NOK 475 MILLION Source text fo

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Schroders, Orkla, SEB, Ferrovial A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** UBS upgrades British fund manager Schroders SDR.L to "buy" from "neutral," citing compelling valuation levels after the shares have been underperforming the STOXX 600 .STOXX index YTD ** Bernstein raises Norwegian branded consumer goods company Orkla ORK.OL to "market perform" from "underperform," pointing to its valuation and the group's ability to r

BUZZ-Bad news priced in, Bernstein turns more constructive on European food&HPC sector ** Bernstein is of opinion that short-term bad news for the European food and household & personal care (HPC) sector is priced in, and it sees little macroeconomic scenarios with further downside ** As economic growth continues slowing down while disinflation is

BUZZ-Orkla shares rise on Q1 profit beat ** Food processing group Orkla's ORK.OL shares up 5.5% ** Company posts Q1 adj EBIT of 1.76 bln Norwegian crowns ($161.4 mln), ahead of consensus provided by brokerage Kepler Cheuvreux via Swedbank Aktiellt ** Improvement driven by price and volume growth, cost-savings and positive currency translation effec