** Calibration service provider Transcat's shares TRNS.O
rise 2.5% to $145.35
** Oppenheimer raises PT to $160 from $125, representing a
~13 upside to the stock's last close
** Sees larger acquisitions, ongoing automation and process
improvements to continue driving top-line growth and margin
expansion
** H.C. Wainwright lifts PT to $156 from $124, a ~10 upside
to the last close
** Cites co's "growth opportunities coupled with strong
underlying secular demand from core markets"
** TRNS, on Tuesday, reported Q4 revenue of $70.9 mln, above
LSEG estimates of $62.1 mln
** Four brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher and one
"hold"; their median PT is $150 - LSEG data
** Stock had risen ~33% YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))