** Shares of Software as a Service firm VERB.O rise ~7%
premarket, set to open at three-week high of $1.41
** Ascendiant starts with "buy" on VERB's growth potential
for its SaaS enterprise platform for video e-commerce and
customer relationship management
** "We expect strong growth over the next year" - Ascendiant
** Brokerage assigns PT of $4, three times its last close;
median PT is $2.63 - Refinitiv data
** VERB down 20% YTD as of last close
(Reporting by Susan Mathew)
((susan.mathew@thomsonreuters.com))