** Shares of oil and mineral royalty company Kimbell Royalty Partners
KRP.N rise 1.5% to $16.5 in premarket trade
** Keybanc upgrades stock to 'overweight' from 'sector-weight'
** Brokerage says upgrade reflects reasons including co's acquisition of
Hatch Royalty and a large Permian Basin minerals portfolio
** Says co's financial liquidity has improved since acquisition
** Five of six brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher and one "hold";
their median PT is $22.5
** Shares of KRP were down 2.4% YTD
(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru)
((Shristi.AcharA@thomsonreuters.com;))