** Shares of Indiamart Intermesh INMR.NS rise 4.4% to 2,235.30 rupees
** The B2B online marketplace reports nearly 56% increase in quarterly consolidated net profit at 1.88 billion rupees, 13.4% rise in quarterly consolidated revenue from ops at 4.02 billion rupees
** Jefferies upgrades INMR to "hold" from "underperform"; lowers PT to 2,100 rupees from 2,120 rupees
** Brokerage expects IndiaMart to deliver 12%/7% CAGRs in revenue/earnings in FY26-28; says after falling by 15% over the past two months, stock is trading at 23x 1-yr fwd consol PE which limits downside risks
** Stock rated as "buy" on average; median PT at 2,580 rupees - LSEG data
(Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru)
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