** Man Group EMG.L gains 4.2% to 216.6p; top gainer on FTSE mid-cap .FTMC
** JP Morgan upgrades to "overweight" from "neutral"; hikes PT to 256p from 209p
** Expects to see material improvement in British hedge fund's fee generation in 2026 if co can maintain positive performance in its strategies
** Says following significant drawdown in performance of trend following strategies in H1 FY25, co managed to turn around performance in H2 2025
** Stock rated "buy" on avg; median PT is 240p, per data compiled by LSEG
** YTD, EMG falls 3.08%
(Reporting by Tuhina in Bengaluru)
((Tuhina@thomsonreuters.com))