** Shares of e-learning platform Coursera COUR.N jump 12.4% at $8.65, trading at more than two-month highs
** Co posts Q1 adj. EPS of 12 cents vs analysts' expectations of 8 cents - data compiled by LSEG
** Q1 revenue of $179.30 mln beats Wall Street estimate of $175.40 mln
** J.P.Morgan raises PT to $8 from $7, says emergence of AI and transformation of higher education driving shift towards online education and skills market
** RBC raises PT to $10 from $8; believes pandemic has created lasting tailwinds for co, sees room for more educational degrees to be fully online
** At least three brokerages raise their PTs on the stock
** Nine analysts rate stock "buy" or higher, four "hold" and two "sell"; median PT is $10 -LSEG
** Including current session moves, COUR up 1.9% YTD
(Reporting by Twesha Dikshit)
((Twesha.Dikshit@thomsonreuters.com))