** AssetMark Financial's shares AMK.N up 1.5% at $21.71 in
afternoon trade
** Brokerage Raymond James maintains "strong buy" rating,
but trims PT to $37 from $45, implying an upside of ~73% to the
stock's last close
** Brokerage raises 2022 EPS estimates to $1.80 from $1.70
** Says market returns exceeded its expectations as broader
equity markets rebounded late in the quarter
** Also sees Fed rate hikes as a tailwind for co, driving
EPS higher in 2022
** Three of seven brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher,
four "hold"; their median PT is $34 - Refinitiv
** Shares down ~17.2% YTD
(Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru)
((Manya.Saini@thomsonreuters.com;))