DIARY-UK corporate earnings week ahead July 26 (Reuters) - Diary of U.K (.FTSE) corporate earnings for the week ahead UK EARNINGS Start Date Start Time (GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 29-Jul-2024 BMO PSON.L Pearson PLC Half Year 2024 Pearson PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 22:30 RIO.L RIO.AX Rio Tinto PLC Rio Tinto Ltd Half Year 2024 Rio Tinto PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 NTS FRES.L Fresnillo PLC Half Year 2024 Fresnillo PLC Earnings Release 30-Jul-2024 NTS BP.L BP PLC Q2 2024 BP PLC Earn

BUZZ-Svenska Cellulosa slips after Q2 EBITDA miss ** Shares in Svenska Cellulosa (SCA) SCAb.ST fall 5.5% after the Swedish forestry firm posted lower-than-expected Q2 profits ** It books its quarterly EBITDA at 1.89 billion Swedish crowns ($175 million) against 1.95 billion crowns seen in an LSEG poll of analysts ** Jefferies analysts see 5-10% downside risk to consensus on 2024 EBITDA and cuts of around 10% to EBITDA estimates for 2025 ** Jefferies notes a miss in SCA's renewable energy busines

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Kingfisher, Naturgy, paper & packaging firms A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** RBC raises Naturgy NTGY.MC to "sector perform" from "underperform" following a stock price correction after TAQA and Criteria dropped a plan to jointly bid for the Spanish utility ** Deutsche Bank raises British home improvement retailer Kingfisher KGF.L to "buy" from "hold", citing "robust" income growth, increased consumer confidence, po

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Mondi, Stora Enso, Haleon A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** Morgan Stanley downgrades British paper and packaging group Mondi MNDI.L to "equal-weight" from "overweight", seeing better value and more exposure to the nascent up-cycle in competitors SKG and Stora Enso ** Morgan Stanley upgrades Finnish paper company Stora Enso STERV.HE to "overweight" from "equal-weight" and says it has experienced the deepest earnings

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-4Imprint, AstraZeneca, Bellway June 5 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including 4Imprint, AstraZeneca and Bellway, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * 4Imprint FOUR.L : HSBC raises target price to 6370p from 6060p * AstraZeneca AZN.L : HSBC raises target price to 14070p from 12950p * Bellway Plc BWY.L : Berenberg raises target price to 2900p from 2500p * Berkeley Group BKGH.L : Berenberg raises target price to