** Shares of fintech firm Broadridge Financial BR.N rise 2.85% to $203.99 premarket
** Co raises the lower end of its FY26 adj EPS growth forecast to 9% from 8%, while keeeping the higher end at 12%
** Reports Q2 adjusted profit of $1.59 per share for the three months ended December 31, compared with $1.56 per share a year earlier
** Five of 10 analysts rate stock "strong buy" or "buy" and 5 "hold"; their median PT is $269 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, BR down 16.7% in the last 12 months
(Reporting by Pragyan Kalita in Bengaluru)
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