** Shares of transport equipment lease provider Triton
International TRTN.N drop 8% to $58.08 after Bank of America
double-downgrades to "underperform" from "buy"
** TRTN heads for biggest fall in a year, with Friday's
decline set to erase all YTD gains
** Three of 4 brokerages rate TRTN "buy" or higher, 1 rates
it "sell" - Refinitiv data
** BofA downgrades eight other transport stocks, including
UPS UPS.N ; says freight market signals have turned
increasingly softer and suggest demand is waning
** Citing a survey, BofA says pricing is declining rapidly,
capacity is available, and these shifts could signal a downturn
in the economy and lower demand
Company Current rating Previous rating
UPS Neutral Buy
Triton Underperform Buy
Union Pacific UNP.N Neutral Buy
Canadian Pacific Neutral Buy
CP.To
Schneider National Underperform Buy
SNDR.O
Werner Enterprises Underperform Neutral
WERN.O
Saia Inc SAIA.O Neutral Buy
TFI International Neutral Buy
TFII.O
ArcBest Corp ARCB.O Neutral Buy
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