** Analysts at Jefferies upbeat on Australian miner Nickel Industries' NIC.AX production growth
** Brokerage adds company is well-positioned to continue capital management initiatives through dividends, buybacks and other options
** Jefferies' price target A$0.6 per share for NIC; stock's last close was A$0.55; brokerage rates stock "hold"
** Jefferies, however, flags possible difficulties company might face in maintaining positive EBITDA margins due to a cyclically lower nickel market
** NIC down 31.5% YTD
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))