** Mortgage lender Rocket Companies' RKT.N shares jump 9.9% to $13.85 after brokerages upgrade their ratings on the stock
** KBW upgrades RKT to "market perform" from "underperform" following the announcement of $9.4 billion acquisition of home loan service provider Mr Cooper Group COOP.O
** Says COOP acquisition creates a more balanced business model and gives it more confidence in its RKT earnings estimates
** Deutsche Bank upgrades RKT to "buy" from "hold" also on the back of proposed COOP acquisition
** Says deal provides RKT a big step toward its ambitious 2027 market share targets laid out last year
** One of 12 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 10 "hold" and 1 "sell"; median PT is $14 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, RKT shares up 18.2% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))
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