** Baird raises Applied Industrial Technologies' AIT.N
target price to $210 from $205; maintains "outperform" rating
** "We have significant confidence in management's ability
to continue navigating the present cautious demand backdrop" -
brokerage
** Co posts Q4 adj. EPS of $2.64, beating analysts' average
estimate of $2.51 - LSEG data
** Four of five brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher,
one "hold"; their median PT is $222.50
** YTD, AIT up 18% as of last close
(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru)
((Anshuman.Tripathy@thomsonreuters.com;))