Old Dominion shares fall; BMO downgrades, cuts price target
** Shares in Old Dominion Freight Line ODFL.O were down ~1% on Friday with BMO analysts being the latest to cut their price target for the stock and also to downgrade
** BMO cut rating on ODFL to market perform from outperform and cut its price target to $210 from $214 after already cutting PT last month from $215
** BMO notes ODFL shares up 17% since June but consensus earnings estimates down 15% for FY 2025 while BMO estimate down 15%. Says lowering estimates with expectations for "another round of negative revisions as the timeline for a recovery of freight markets is pushed further out."
** "With multiples trading at record highs, near-term margin of safety is more limited," according to BMO but it recommends long-term investors maintain their position as "ODFL remains the best-in-class LTL"
** ODFL's Q3 report and conference call due on Oct 23
** Stock last traded at $199.59% compared with median PT of $203.50, according to LSEG, which shows 24 analyst ratings: 5 'strong buy,' 3 'buy,' 14 'hold,' 1 'sell' and 1 'strong sell'
** Earlier this week TD Cowen cut its PT on the stock to $203 from $209; on Oct 9 Citi started coverage with 'neutral' rating and $206 PT
(Reporting By Sinéad Carew)
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