** Kepler Cheuvreux upgrades Immofinanz IMFI.VI to "buy"
from "hold" saying it expects "sound operating trends" to
continue
** The upgrade follows an almost 60% drop in the Austrian
real estate firm's shares from their peak last August, the
broker notes
** "More positive-than-expected operational trends in 9M
2024 and recent acquisitions lead us to strongly increase our
FFO1 per share forecasts," Kepler adds
** The stock is up 5% in afternoon trade
(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova)
((Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com))