Jeronimo Martins rises as JPM double upgrades stock
** J.P.Morgan double upgrades Jeronimo Martins JMT.LS to "overweight" from "underweight", saying the shares are due a re-rating after a recent decline in the shares
** The Portuguese food retailer's JMT.LS shares rise around 3.6%, cutting YTD losses to 14.2%; they are among the best performers on the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX
** JPM says that after a "rather sound" Q1, it is assuming underlying volume acceleration at the group's Polish unit Biedronka, and more muted margin contraction in the year
** "We estimate Biedronka LFLs and Margins to trough into the second and third quarter to become an inflection point," it says
** JPM adds that Portugal and Colombia, where the trough has become evident, also contribute to the overall earnings upgrade, as it hikes its estimates by 5-10%
** It says Jeronimo and Belgium's Colruyt COLR.BR have more room to manoeuvre with gross margins than peers due to their lower prices, and thus more control over earnings
** Jeronomo Martins' shares are on track for their best day since late October if gains hold
Reporting by Jakub Olesiuk
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