0039 GMT - The strength of Aristocrat Leisure's balance sheet prompts Morgans analyst Leo Partridge to raise his forecasts for the likely scale of the slots maker's FY 2027 buybacks. Partridge now anticipates additional buybacks of 500 million Australian dollars across the fiscal year, compared with his prior forecast of A$300 million. He tells clients in a note that the Australian company retains significant balance-sheet capacity for M&A and buybacks, even after completing about A$1.9 billion of its current A$2.5 billion on-market buyback program. Morgans keeps an accumulate rating on the stock and trims its target price 1.4% to A$69.00. Shares are down 1.3% at A$58.73.
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