** U.S.-listed shares of data analytics company Elastic NV
ESTC.N up 4.1% at $112.45 premarket
** Wedbush upgrades stock to "outperform" from "neutral";
raises PT to $135 from $95
** ESTC looks to capitalize on growing AI demand for its
platform approach with more customers looking to consolidate
spend from legacy vendors to next-gen migration, while
accelerating its express migration program - brokerage
** Says this is the right time at the right place for
Elastic
** 19 of 26 analysts that track ESTC rate it "buy" or
higher, 7 "hold"; median PT is $130 - LSEG data
** As of last close, stock was down 4.1% YTD
(Reporting by Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru)
((Sukriti.Gupta@thomsonreuters.com;))