Silly season for equity analysts

In austerity Britain, it shouldn't be a massive surprise that people have taken the monumental decision to book their holidays later and look for better deals - which was essentially the cause of the profit warning this morning by travel operator TUI. No surprise, that is, unless you're one of the City's razor sharp equity analysts, whose recent takes on the company's shares are listed below...

Date	Broker name	New	Price	Old price target	New price target	Broker change
14-Jul-10	Royal Bank of Scotland	Buy	228.50p	-	-	New Coverage
05-Jul-10	UBS	Buy	209.80p	265.00p	250.00p	Upgrade
28-May-10	Nomura	Buy	237.70p	290.00p	305.00p	Upgrade
17-May-10	Panmure Gordon	Buy	248.10p	325.00p	-	Reiteration
12-May-10	CSFB	Neutral	265.00p	306.00p	275.00p	Reiteration
12-May-10	MF Global	Buy	265.00p	-	-	Reiteration
11-May-10	Panmure Gordon	Buy	248.90p	325.00p	-	Upgrade
04-May-10	Natixis Bleichroeder	Buy	268.20p	-	-	Upgrade
21-Apr-10	Citigroup	Buy	288.90p	370.00p	-	Reiteration