** Shares of less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line ODFL.O rise 2.2% to $154.68 premarket
** Citi Research upgrades rating to 'buy' from 'neutral'
** Brokerage sees ODFL well positioned to grow market share, leverage its playbook to navigate the current macro environment
** But the brokerage cuts PT to $183 from $186, still a 21% upside to the stock's last close
** Cites "prolonged freight recession, delay in potential volume benefits from increased domestic manufacturing and cycle inflection"
** 7 brokerages rate ODFL "buy" or higher, 16 "hold" and 3 "sell" or lower; their median PT is $186 -data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, stock had fallen 14.2% YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))
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