** Kepler Cheuvreux upgrades Belgian transport logistics firm CMB.TECH CMBT.BR to 'buy' from 'hold', citing an "unsustainable discount" to its net worth
** Broker notes recent merger with Golden Ocean has materially increased group exposure to dry bulk segment, now 58% of its earnings
** An improving outlook for dry bulk, driven by rising iron ore and bauxite volumes, mitigates a softer forecast for the firm's crude carrier division, the brokerage says
** "The stock is currently trading at an unsustainable discount of 47% to NAV and 42% to one-year forward NAV," Kepler Cheuvreux states
** Broker raises PT by 2.3% to 9 euros, sees Net Asset Value $(NAV)$ of 13.1 euros per share after the merger
** Of 4 analysts that cover CMB.TECH, one rates the stock "strong buy" and three rate it "hold" - LSEG data
** Shares are up 2.6% at 07:15 GMT
(Reporting by Dimitri Rhodes)
((Dimitri.rhodes@thomsonreuters.com))
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