** Shares in Hypoport HYQGn.DE rise 4%, after the company
posted on Wednesday better-than-expected preliminary Q4 2024
results
** The German financial services provider posted Q4 EBIT at
5.5 million euros ($5.74 million)
** Deutsche Bank says that Q4 EBIT exceeded expectations by
22% or 1 mln euros, points that it is also a 50% increase from
Q3 of 3.6 mln euros
** Hypoport's strong gross profit was somewhat offset by
higher-than-anticipated operating expenses, likely associated
with Value AG, says the brokerage
** The company says it expects its 2024 EBIT to increase by
23% at 17 mln euros, at the upper end of its outlook given in
August of 10-20 mln euros
** The stock is seen at the top of German mid-cap index
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(Reporting by Elizaveta Gladun in Gdansk)
((elizaveta.gladun@thomsonreuters.com))