** RBC Capital Markets upgrades its rating on Campari CPRI.MI to "sector perform" from "underperform", saying that the Aperol-maker is "on a course of rehabilitation"
** Campari's strategy now is "more sensible," RBC says pointing to brand building investments, while consensus growth expectations have become more realistic
** "With consistent investment, we believe Campari can return to delivering c.4% revenue growth, in line with our expectation for the rest of the spirits sector," the analysts add
** While the stock's valuation is "meaningfully" above of its peers, it is still at a discount to its 10-year average, RBC says keeping its PT unchanged at 5.80 euros ($6.81)
** Out of 22 analysts that cover Campari, eight rate the stock "strong buy" or "buy," 11 "hold" and three rate it "strong sell" or "sell" - LSEG data
** The stock is up around 1% at 0904 GMT
($1 = 0.8520 euros)
(Reporting by Romolo Tosiani)
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