Jefferies maintains a Hold rating on Cott Corporation (NYSE: COT), and raised the price target to $10.00 (from $9.10) following the 1Q15 results. The mixed 1Q results showed COT falling short on revenue. However, a better-than-expected GM of 29% (vs. 27.9% consensus) was a driver behind COT's 8% EBITDA upside.

Jefferies analyst, Kevin Grundy, commented for them, saying, "We are increasing our FY15-17 EBITDA outlook by > 5% to reflect 1Q upside, higher DS synergies, and more favorable margin outlook, thus bringing our EBITDA est. relatively in-line with consensus. So far, so good with the DS integration and valuation remains undemanding at 7x EV/EBITDA; however, Street est. look reasonable, the base biz remains constrained, and mgmnt's targets (post DS) may prove to be too ambitious, keeping us on the sidelines."

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Shares of Cott Corporation closed at $9.00 yesterday.