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BUZZ-Fevertree: frothy on retail selling

** Drinks maker Fevertree dives as much as 11.3% in decent volume

** Two institutional traders cite selling from retail investors that triggered stops on Friday morning; stock briefly suspended for volatility

** H1 beat late July has been met with a 30% share price rally -- standard for the company which has regularly rewarded investors with upgrades & seen its shares rocket 1,600% since late 2014 IPO

Valuation chart: http://reut.rs/2pNOGb8

** Focus has been on whether upgrades are sufficient to keep the rally alive

** Co-founder in May dialed down stake in Fevertree

** Matthew Hall, co-manager of Allianz Global Investors' UK Mid Cap fund, has become less positive on Fevertree in the last months

** Stock down 5.1% at 1000 GMT in volume >30-day daily avg

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net; RM:alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)