Updates
** Shares of Australia's Treasury Wine Estates rise as much as 2.9% to A$4.68
** Morningstar highlights improving demand for the standalone winemaker's labels, cautions subdued distributor shipments will likely temper revenue over next two years
** Investment research firm leaves earnings forecasts, A$8.50 fair value of co unchanged after it reaffirmed forecast for stronger H2 underlying earnings vs H1
** However, says rising consumer demand hastening destocking and easing shipment curbs, argues that disciplined destocking preserves brand reputation and pricing power for premium labels, underpinning long-term margins
** Avg rating of 15 analysts suggest "hold"; their median PT is A$5.1, LSEG-compiled data shows
** Stock up 12.2% so far this week, set for its best week in over 5 years, if current trend holds
** Stock down 14.1% YTD
($1 = 1.4019 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk and Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)
((Tanishk.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com; X: @thatstanishk http://www.x.com/thatstanishk; Aamir.SheikKhalid@thomsonreuters.com))