** Shares in German IT services provider Cancom COKG.DE rise about 4% boosted by sequential profitability improvement in Q3
** Cancom's Q3 EBITDA rises to 27 million euros ($31.49 million) from 16 million euros in Q2, driven primarily by personnel cost savings and restructuring
** Jefferies points to sequential improvement in profitability, revenue in Germany and internationally also on the rise
** The broker expects major step-up in Q4 on signs of sustainable recovery; company reaffirms July guidance
** Thursday's rise improves the stock's YTD gains to about 7.8%
($1 = 0.8575 euros)
(Reporting by Cian Muenster)
((Cian.muenster@thomsonreuters.com))