United Securities LLC revised its rating for Adnoc Logistics & Services (ADX:ADNOCLS) as it took note of the energy maritime logistics company's first-quarter results and upgraded full-year guidance.
"Based on the current results and guidance, we retain our 2026e revenue forecast of USD 4.7bn and raise our net profit to USD 996mn from USD 745mn. While revenue was broadly in line with expectations, profitability and margins exceeded forecasts. Despite the earnings outperformance, growth risks remain elevated amid ongoing geopolitical escalation. Accordingly, we retain our target price of AED 6.30, implying a limited 5.2% upside from current levels, and revise our rating on the stock to HOLD from BUY," the research firm said Sunday.
For the March quarter, the energy maritime logistics company's revenue of $1.08 billion was in line with the research firm's estimate, while its $222 million profit significantly surpassed United Securities' $134 million forecast. For the full year, Adnoc Logistics now expects a low-to-mid single-digit decline in revenue, along with a mid-to-high-teens growth in net profit, compared with the prior projections of a mid-single-digit decrease in revenue and a low-to-mid single-digit net profit growth.