0413 GMT - Public market sentiment toward Monash IVF could take a long while to improve following the fertility services provider's embryo mix-up at its Brisbane clinic, Jefferies analysts tell clients. Last week, Monash's shares tumbled 36% in a day on news that an embryo was transferred to the wrong patient, resulting in the birth of a child. Warning that sentiment toward Monash to remain weak for some time, the Jefferies analysts mull recent private-equity activity in the IVF space. They tell clients in a note that the historic transaction multiple for IVF assets is 13.8 times Ebitda for the last 12 months. Jefferies keeps a buy rating and A$1.45 target price on the stock, which is up 3.3% at A$0.7125. (stuart.condie@wsj.com)

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