Moderna falls after RBC downgrades to 'sector perform'
** Shares of Moderna MRNA.O fall 4.64% to $82.57
** Brokerage RBC Capital Markets cuts to 'sector perform' from 'outperform', trims PT to $90 from $125
** Cites increasingly uncertain outlook for both respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID
** Co on Thursday cut its 2024 sales forecast for COVID-19 and RSV vaccines by up to 25%, or $1 billion, due partly to low COVID sales to the EU that it expects to continue into 2026
** Says MRNA will likely "only capture a relatively small piece of the pie this year" for the RSV market, lowers peak sales to $2 billion from $3 billion
** This is the primary reason behind the downgrade as RSV "bridging" MRNA from a COVID company to potentially a cancer company was the cornerstone of our prior long thesis - RBC
** Given the uncertainty regarding COVID, brokerage lowers the longer-term opportunity to $2.5 bln a year from essentially $3.5 bln
** MRNA down ~15% YTD
Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru
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