** Lift trucks maker Hyster-Yale's shares HY.N rise 2.5%
to $71.08 in early trading
** Northland Capital upgrades HY to "outperform" from
"market perform"
** Maintains PT of $90, representing a ~30% upside to the
stock's last close
** Says co's shares have declined more than 10% since they
last lowered its rating on valuation, hence, bringing HY to an
attractive level
** "Our channel checks suggest that underlying fundamentals
remain intact, and we sense the quarter is tracking to plan." -
brokerage
** One brokerage rates the stock "buy" and one "hold"; their
median PT is $88.50 - LSEG data
** Stock had risen 14% YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))