** U.S. meal delivery firm DoorDash DASH.O to buy Deliveroo ROO.L in a deal valuing the British rival at about 2.9 billion pounds ($3.85 billion)
** DoorDash also forecast Q2 core profit largely below estimates; says it would spend ~$1.2 billion to buy SevenRooms, a hospitality-related software co
** Average rating of 41 analysts on the DASH stock is "buy"; with a median PT of $220- LSEG data
** At least nine brokerages cut and two raise PT on stock
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** Raymond James ("outperform"; PT: $215) says the logic of bringing DASH operational excellence to non-overlapping European/ international markets is compelling
** Truist ("buy"; PT: $230) says Deliveroo acquisition should broaden DASH's footprint and materially grow its scale, while SevenRooms should strengthen its commerce platform capabilities
** UBS ("neutral"; PT: $196) says beyond immediate near term, there is rising potential for accretion to be slower-than-expected as new cost centers come online if the new transactions close
** BofA ("buy"; PT: $230) says the sentiment on acquisitions can improve from here, sees accelerating growth despite soft macro conditions
(Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru)
((Neil.JKanatt@thomsonreuters.com;))
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