** Morningstar reduces fair value estimate on fund manager Pinnacle Investment Management PNI.AX by 7% to A$14, downgrades moat rating for Pinnacle to none
** "Pinnacle has built a solid platform with above-average fund retention. But we don't think it possesses sufficient advantage to maintain excess returns beyond the next decade" - Morningstar
** Says Pinnacle's diversification and past performance are insufficient to constitute a durable competitive advantage
** 7 of 8 analysts rate the stock "buy" or higher, 1 "hold"; their median PT is A$24.91 – according to data compiled by LSEG
** Stock down 9.2% YTD
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
((Jasmeenaraislam.Shaikh@thomsonreuters.com;))