** Jefferies' analysts raise price target on Australia's Dyno Nobel DNL.AX to A$4.11 from A$3.90, reiterates "buy" rating
** On Monday, the explosives maker posted a more than twofold rise in its half-year net profit attributable to A$19.9 million ($14.43 million)
** Jefferies sees favourable market conditions supported by tight ammonium nitrate supply underpinning a backdrop of earnings for DNL over the next 12 to 18 months
** Expects DNL EPS to rise by 2%-4% in FY27-28, signalling a stronger outlook in Asia Pacific and North America segments, partly offset by higher corporate costs and net interest
** Shares up 10.3% YTD
($1 = 1.3789 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)
((Keshav.singhchundawat@thomsonreuters.com))