** Jefferies hikes Appen Ltd's price target on the Australian AI firm's ability to keep losses under control with its cost management plan
** Brokerage raise PT to A$0.6 from A$0.45, retains "hold" rating
** "Underlying EBITDA (for April) is still negative, but with strict cost management underlying EBITDA losses have been kept under control" - Jefferies
** Analysts at Jefferies say, the overhang from loss of revenues from Google contract termination has now normalised on a run-rate basis
** Increases APX's FY25, FY26 earnings estimates by 4%, each
** APX stock down 6.4% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Ayushman Ojha in Bengaluru Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
((Ayushman.ojha@thomsonreuters.com;))
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