Jefferies downgraded Direct Line (DIISY) to Hold from Buy with a price target of 165 GBp, down from 235 GBp. The firm sees limited upside opportunity in the shares, saying the industry-wide turn to deflation means that the time to raise prices ahead of inflation without materially contracting the policy count has now passed.
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