** Deutsche Bank says Euroapi's EAPI.PA investment case
has moved higher up on its preference list following
better-than-expected H1 performance from the drug ingredients
maker, spun off from Sanofi SASY.PA earlier this year
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** The broker points to several features which should make
the stock "very appealing" to investors, such as the company's
business model and its robust end markets
** It adds the group's customer demand remained strong,
"especially from customers outside of Sanofi and for the CDMO
(contract development and manufacturing organization) offering,
which saw a significant increase in requests for proposals and
contract wins"
** The broker raises its target price by 10% to EUR 22, and
keeps its "buy" rating
** Euroapi's shares rise 3.6%, sitting on top of France's
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(Reporing by Federica Mileo)
((Federica.mileo@thomsonreuters.com))