BUZZ-Australia's Magellan Financial sinks after Morningstar cuts fair value on shifting ownership
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Updates
** Shares of Australia's Magellan Financial MFG.AX fall as much as 7.3% to A$8.93, their lowest level since February 27
** Morningstar cuts fair value estimate after fund manager hands management of its flagship global equity funds to low-cost partner
** Cuts fair value to A$8 per share from A$8.65, says change of ownership reflects rising competitive pressure
** Notes MFG reducing fees on ~A$5 billion ($3.62 billion) of assets, gives up performance fees on those strategies
** Warns changes limit near-term recovery; adds it does not expect earnings improvement
** Two of seven analysts rate the stock "buy" or higher, two "hold" and three "sell" or lower; their median PT is A$9.65, LSEG data shows
** YTD, MFG down 10%
($1 = 1.3822 Australian dollars)
