** Industrial machinery and equipment manufacturer
Hillenbrand Inc's HI.N shares up 3% at $45.80
** Company on Wednesday reported Q4 earnings of $1.05/shr vs
est $1.01/shr - Refinitiv
** Hillenbrand also beat Q4 revenue est
** Company expects FY23 earnings between $4.10/shr and
$4.50/shr
** Hillenbrand forecasts Q1 earnings in the range of
$0.85/shr to $0.93/shr
** Company says macro headwinds and potential shutdowns
related to China's zero-COVID policy could have a negative
impact on FY23 outlook
** All three brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher;
median PT $64
** YTD company's shares down 12.2% vs 1.9% decline in S&P
600 Capital Goods industry index .SPSMCIC
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)
((johann.mcherian@thomsonreuters.com))