** Shares of UFP Industries rise 2.5% at $132 premarket on Wedbush upgrade
** Brokerage upgrades UFPI to "outperform" from "neutral"
** Also raises UFPI target price to $155 from $120, representing a 19% upside to stock's last close
** Says two of company's three core segments, UFP Construction (construction) and UFP Retail (retail) can post mid-single-digit revenue growth in FY25
** Adds Packaging should grow in line with U.S. gross domestic product $(GDP)$, which is expected to grow 1.8% in 2025 and 2.0% in 2026
** "We believe that the other two segments have the potential for revenue and EPS growth above packaging because of a potential positive inflection in lumber prices" - Wedbush
** Three of five brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, two "hold"; their median PT is $153 - LSEG data
** Up to last close, stock up 3% YTD
(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru)
((Anshuman.Tripathy@thomsonreuters.com;))
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