** Shares of Bridger Aerospace BAER.O soar 26.5% premarket to
$4.43, an over 5-mth high, after aerial firefighting firm posted
higher Q3 rev and earnings and boosted 2024 rev outlook
** Co late Mon reported rev in qtr grew 20% y/y to $64.5 mln and
adj EPS of 31 cents vs 22 cents last year
** "Continued dry weather in the western U.S. kept multiple
aircraft operating into November," co said in statement
** As a result, it raised full-yr rev guidance to $90-$95 mln
from $70-$86 mln
** Through Mon, shares lost half their value
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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