** U.S.-listed shares of railroad operator Canadian National Railway fall 1.4% to $158.46
** Bernstein downgrades stock to "market perform" from "outperform", cuts PT to $130.67 from $146.25
** Says co facing cost pressure on below consensus volume in Q2, could see bookaway from Prince Rupert port in Q3 due to strike risk - affecting FY 2024 EPS growth
** Brokerage also lowers PTs for peers Norfolk Southern
to $285 from $288, Union Pacific to $273 from $290
** Slower macro recovery paired with sluggish trucking market have created a recipe for investor reluctance to buy into the rails - brokerage
** Eight brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 19 "hold" and two "sell"; their median PT is $134.74 - LSEG data
** Stock had fallen 4.9% YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))
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