** Shares in Hannover Re HNRGn.DE rise 3% after the reinsurer posted Q3 net income ahead of consensus and upgraded its FY 2025 guidance
** Analysts at Jefferies expect results to be taken well
** "Strong profitability comes in spite of prudently booking natural catastrophe losses in line with budget," they say
** The firm also expects 2.7 billion euros ($3.15 billion) in profit for 2026
** "This is more meaningful than it appears because
management's record of prudence means that it's rare for guidance to be above consensus." - Jefferies
** Stock amongst best performers on Germany's blue-chip index .GDAXI
($1 = 0.8575 euros)
(Reporting by Paolo Laudani)
((Paolo.laudani@thomsonreuters.com))