** Analysts at Morningstar say Australian retailer Myer
Holdings MYR.AX had solid start to H2 2024, but their
short-term consumer outlook remains weak
** Brokerage sees consumer demand to be "soft" for
discretionary products like apparel in near term for co
** Forecasts sales to decline 2% in H2 2024 vs 3% sales
decline in H1 2024
** Maintains fair value estimate at A$0.75
** Brokerage, however, increases FY24 EPS estimate by 8% to
A$0.06/shr
** Stock up 42.5% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)
((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com))