BUZZ-Coca-Cola HBC: hits record after H1 sales beat

** Coca-Cola HBC up 9.1 pct at a record high & standout gainer on FTSE 100

** H1 sales beat, helped by warm weather in June and a late Easter holiday

** H1 operating profit jumped by nearly 21 pct to 266.4 mln euros ($312.46 mln)

** Co says on track for broad-based revenue and margin growth for the full year

** Excluding one-time items, sales rose 5.7 pct, beating analysts' expectations for growth of 5 pct, according to Jefferies analysts

** Expect upgrades from H1 beat and more favorable FX & input costs - Jefferies (Buy)

** 7 of 16 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 4 "hold" and 5 "sell" or lower; their median PT is 2,155.5 pence

** Thursday's rise brings year-to-date gains for Coke to ~46 pct compared with a 4 pct rise for the FTSE 100 ($1 = 0.8526 euros)