Updates
** Shares of medical device maker Medtronic MDT.N rise 5.5% to more than three-year high of $101
** Stock set for its biggest pct gain in over five years, if gains hold
** Raises low-end of FY26 adj. profit forecast to $5.62/shr from $5.60/shr; top end unchanged at $5.66/shr
** MDT increased its annual organic revenue growth forecast to about 5.5%, from around 5% projected earlier
** Reports Q3 adj. profit of $1.36/shr vs analysts' average estimate of $1.31/shr - LSEG data
** Quarterly revenue of $8.96 bln beats analysts' average expectation of $8.87 bln
** Including session's move, stock up ~27% YTD
(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)
((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))