** Consumer lender LendingClub's LC.N shares rise 4.6% to $18.99
** Citizens upgrades LC to "market outperform" from "market perform"; establishes $23 PT, representing a 26.7% upside to stock's last close
** Management's commentary on investor day last week gives it more confidence in the loan growth outlook and better scale in the business in coming years - Brokerage
** Adds, concerns around the emergence of a competitive lending environment from aggressive fintech competitors have not materialized
** Eleven of 12 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher and one "hold"; median PT $22 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, LC stock up 12% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))
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