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AlJazira Capital expects STC FY14 profit to reach SAR 10.19 bln

AlJazira Capital expects STC FY14 profit to reach SAR 10.19 bln
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AlJazira Capital has stated that Q1-14 financial results of Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) showed a deviation of 5.1% from its expectation.

The research firm reiterated its ‘Overweight’ rating for the stock, with an upside potential of 3.4% from the current market prices of SAR 71.67 (as of April 21, 2014).

AlJazira Capital maintained the stock’s 12-month price target at SAR 74.10.

The telco’s expected FY14 net profit is SAR 10.19 billion (SAR 5.09 a share), according to the report issuer.

The company posted SAR 2,391 million net earnings for the first quarter of 2014, compared with SAR 1,550 million a year earlier, a jump of 54.26%.