** Guardian Pharmacy Services GRDN.N shares down 10% in extended trading to $30.53 after launching 5 mln share secondary offering
** Long-term care pharmacy services firm says certain stockholders to offload 3.98 mln shares and co to issue 1.02 mln shares
** GRDN to use net offering proceeds it receives to repurchase shares from certain existing holders
** BofA, Jefferies and Raymond James joint bookrunners
** Atlanta, Georgia-based GRDN has 63.3 mln shares outstanding
** Stock on Weds closed down 0.5% at $33.91, trimming YTD gain to ~13%
** Of 4 analysts covering the stock, 2 rate "strong buy", 2 rate "buy"; median PT $38, per LSEG
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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