BUZZ — India's Leela Palaces gains as analysts raise revenue, core earnings forecasts

* Shares of Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts extend gains after quarterly results; up 3.9% at 614.03 rupees * Jefferies ("buy", hikes TP to 735 rupees from 675 rupees)raise FY27 RevPAR growth outlook to 17% vs 13% earlier, hikes core earnings and profit after tax estimates by 3-7% for FY27 * Nomura ("buy", raises TP to 650 rupees from 580 rupees)sees FY27 core earnings growth of 25% y/y helped by growth driven by strong seasonality, events, and recovering international demand * Co's Q1 net profit up 26.6% to 945.9 million rupees ($9.96 million), revenue up 32% to 4.12 billion rupees * 18 analysts on average rate stock "strong buy", median TP of 680 rupees--LSEG-compiled data * YTD, shares up 41.03% ($1 = 94.9875 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Saikeerthi in Bengaluru) ((Saikeerthi@thomsonreuters.com;)