** Scotiabank upgrades rating on Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines IVN.TO to "outperform" from "sector perform"; raises price target to C$17 from C$12.5
** The new price target represents a 20.4% upside to the stock's last close
** Brokerage upgrades rating post Kamoa-Kakula site visit as it now sees an achievable pathway for the complex to yield "markedly improved copper output" of ~500kt in 2027
** Scotiabank says it is "now significantly more comfortable with the outlook for the operation"
** 14 of 15 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 1 "hold"; their median PT is C$15.5
** As of last close, stock down 17.23% YTD
(Reporting by Dharna Bafna)
((Dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))