** Jefferies flags caution on Nufarm as volatile markets and European operations impact the pesticide producer's profits
** Co's annual profit plunged nearly 100% to a loss of A$6 mln ($3.87 mln)
** Brokerage rates stock at "hold", assigns PT of A$4.40
** Sees normalization of profitability for NUF over time and resumption of more normal earnings levels in the Australian segment due to easing drought conditions
** Says stock performance shows mixed trends, largely influenced by external factors like weather conditions and market dynamics
** Two of 12 analysts rate the stock "buy" or higher with 9 as "hold" and 1 as "strong sell"; their median PT is A$4.32 – LSEG data
** Stock down 25.7% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.5497 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
((Tanishk.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))
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