** Shares of NOS NOS.LS rise 5.4% after the Portuguese telecom reported fourth-quarter results ahead of expectations and announced a special dividend
** The company posted a 58% increase in quarterly net profit to 63.8 million euros ($74.01 million), well above the company-compiled consensus of 30.4 million euros
** Fourth-quarter EBITDA of 195.5 million euros came above the consensus of 187.2 million euros
** J.P. Morgan points to the company proposing a special dividend of 0.10 eur/shr, above 2024's 0.05 eur/shr
** "EBITDA estimates may move higher following the beat," JPM adds
** Highest share price since November 2019
** Shares outperform Lisbon's PSI .PSI20 index, which rises 0.6%
($1 = 0.8620 euros)
(Reporting by Joao Manuel Mauricio)
((JoaoManuel.VicenteMauricio@thomsonreuters.com))