** Shares of Groupon surge >30% on Fri, on track for biggest daily pct gain since Mar 2021, after e-commerce marketplace late Thurs reported Q1 rev above LSEG consensus expectations
** Stock last up 31% at $13.76
** Rev in qtr of $123.1 mln, up 1% yr/yr, topped avg analysts' estimate of $117.5 mln
** Wall Street median 12-month PT is $14, and of the three analyst ratings on the stock, two are a "buy" and one is a "sell" - LSEG
** Analysts at Roth MKM, which has a "buy" rating on GRPN, write in note that Q1 results "saw revenue increase YoY for the first time in eight years, EBITDA and cash flow were considerably better than guidance..."
** They add that "the recently enacted management compensation plan implies a high degree of confidence on management's part that the stock is heading higher."
** Including session move, GRPN up about 7% YTD vs a roughly 8% gain in the Nasdaq
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)
((caroline.valetkevitch@thomsonreuters.com))
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