** Shares of retail real estate investment trust Federal
Realty Investment Trust FRT.N rise 2.06% to $94.01
** Evercore ISI upgrades FRT to "outperform" from "in line"
on co's good risk/reward profile moving into 2024
** Also raises ptice target to $108 from $104, representing
a 17% upside to the stock's last close
** "Given the greater exposure to higher income demographic
markets, the customers within FRT’s trade area should be less
impacted from the inflationary environment and potential
slowdown in the economy" - brokerage
** Nine of 17 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, and
eight "hold"; their median PT is $108
** Up to Friday's close, stock had fallen 7.2% this year
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))