** Analysts at Jefferies upgrade stock rating on Australia's Aristocrat Leisure to "buy" from "hold", lift PT to A$68 from A$41.15
** Jefferies says the global gaming and tech firm's competitive and industry environment remains supportive for significant growth in FY25 and FY26
** Says company's iGaming business could be a $500 mln EBITDA business in the medium and strategic review of PxU operations and should only aid further earnings growth
** Lifts earnings ests. for Americas business operations by 9% and 13% for FY25 and FY26, respectively
** ALL ended Thursday at A$57.39
** Stock is up 40.6% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))