** Shares of Unicaja UNI.MC rise around 3% after the Spanish lender posted Q3 net profit and net interest income (NII) beat
** Q3 net profit of 165 million euros ($192.42 million) and NII of 375 million euros came in above the analysts' forecast of 153 million euros and 372 million euros, respectively
** Jefferies says that 10% net profit beat is driven by better cost of risk (CoR), with NII also a slight beat on "good margin management"
** The broker also highlights Unicaja's strong capital position with a CET1 ratio of 16.1%
** "2025 NII, CoR and RoTE guidance is upgraded, but aligned with consensus numbers," Jefferies adds
(Reporting by Joanna Jonczyk-Gwizdala)
((joanna.jonczyk@tr.com))