** Brokerage Benchmark lifts PT on aircraft parts manufacturer HEICO Corp to $245 from $185, about 8% upside to its last close
** Cites continued strength in aerospace aftermarket demand and acceleration in product synergies from acquisition of Wencor, another aircraft parts maker
** HEI's Electronic Technologies Group recovered faster than expected on growth of gross profit margins and sales, particularly in defense products - brokerage
** Fourteen brokerages rate stock "buy" or higher, four "hold" and one "sell"; their median PT is $237.50 - LSEG data
** Stock up 26.7%, YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))
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