** Air conditioner maker Carrier Global's shares CARR.N
rise 1.3% to $64.50 premarket
** Mizuho upgrades rating to "outperfrom" from "neutral",
maintains PT of $78
** Says CARR shares trade at discount to its heating,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) peers, despite strong
free cash flow generation and growth algorithm
** Sees 2025 as transition year with CARR's data center
business outlook remaining robust and pricing in residential
HVAC business ramping up
** Also sees significant improvement in transport
refrigeration business for trucks & trailers next year and
thereafter
** 12 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 12 "hold"
and 1 "sell"; their median PT is $80 - LSEG compiled data
** In 2024, stock had risen 18.8%
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))