GS cautious on US spirits market; cuts Diageo to 'sell'
** U.S. spirits market weakness could continue until 2025, Goldman Sachs says; cuts whisky maker Diageo DGE.L to "sell" from "neutral"
** Diageo's shares slip 0.04% by 0857 GMT
** Broker points to its May/June U.S. spirits wholesalers survey, which show sharp deterioration in the pricing outlook, signs of downtrading, and no sign of volume recovery
** It estimates that the U.S. spirits market accounts for 35% of Diageo, 19% of Pernod Ricard PERP.PA, 28% of Campari CPRI.MI, and 49% of Remy Cointreau's RCOP.PA sales
** GS sees see further downside risk to consensus EPS for Diageo and forecasts -1% sales growth in FY25 and 1% in FY26 in North America vs Visible Alpha's 2% and 4% forecast
** It reinstates coverage of Campari at "neutral", saying it should benefit from its 49% exposure to the buoyant EMEA spirits market, while it continues to outperform peers in the U.S. and has limited exposure to China
** Campari's shares are up 0.7%
Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka
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