** Shares of student loan servicing firm Nelnet NNI.N jump as much as 8.1%, last up 7.1% at $119.6
** NNI, on Thursday, posted Q4 profit above Wall Street expectations, after missing estimates in the past two quarters
** TD Cowen views Q4 as positive, due to better-than-expected servicing revenue and net interest income
** NNI is also servicing the $10 billion private education student loan portfolio sold by Discover Financial Services DFS.N last year to buyout giants Carlyle CG.O and KKR KKR.N
** The DFS student loan portfolio helped NNI's private education servicing revenue nearly double to $24.8 million, as the loans were converted to its platform
** NNI stock up 12% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))
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