** Apollo Hospitals Enterprise APLH.NS rises 0.2% to 7,222.50 rupees ahead of third quarter results
** Analysts expect the hospital chain operator to post Q3 consol net profit of 4.82 bln rupees ($53.1 mln), avg of six estimates compiled by LSEG show, against net profit of 3.72 bln rupees year ago
** Expect Q3 revenue of 63.29 bln rupees, as per average of estimates by seven analysts, vs revenue of 55.27 bln rupees year ago
** Brokerage Jefferies expects strong results from Apollo driven by a robust oncology and surgical mix, volume growth in hospital division, and continued profitability improvement in HealthCo
** Ambit says Apollo's growth momentum to continue, margin improvement to be driven by reduction in Apollo 24/7 operating costs
** Analysts, on average, have 'buy' rating on APLH with mean PT of 8,736.31 rupees - LSEG data
** APLH fell 3.5% in 2025
($1 = 90.7140 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Vijay Malkar)
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