** Shares of air compressor maker Ingersoll Rand IR.N rise 2.3% to $93.87
** Barclays lifts PT for stock to $106 from $104; Wells Fargo raises to $102 from $98
** IR's acquisition of ILC Dover and three other businesses in June was a "positive step in the right direction" - Barclays
** "The acquisitions are expected to add ~$290 mln of revenue and $90 mln of EBITDA to 2024 across the remaining 7 months of the year" - Wells Fargo
** Nine brokerages rate stock "buy" or higher and six "hold"; their median PT is $101 - LSEG data
** Including session gains, stock was up 21.4% YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)