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The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Thursday. ---------- SMALL-CAP - WINNERS ---------- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, up 18% at 561.5 pence, 12-month range 438.5p-651p. The publisher says it expects to report group profit in line with market consensus expectations, which forecast pretax profit of £44.3 million, for the year ended February 28, reflecting ‘the benefits of Bloomsbury’s portfolio of portfolios strategy and [including] a strong performance from the Academic division.’ Also expects profit for financial 2027 ‘to be materially ahead’ of the consensus estimate of £44.5 million. It also notes that author Sarah J Maas has announced the publication dates, in October and January, of the next two novels in the bestselling A Court of Thorns & Roses series. ---------- Foxtons Group PLC, up 2.6% at 47.35p, 12-month range 46.15p-67.7p. The real estate and lettings agency reports pretax profit of £16.9 million for 2025, down 3.4% from £17.5 million the year before. Revenue increases 5.2% to £172.5 million from £163.9 million. Total dividend for the year is 1.17p, unchanged from the prior year. For 2026, Foxtons expects lettings to ‘remain resilient’ and for the renters’ rights act to create medium-term growth opportunities, although the sales market in London ‘remains challenging’. ‘Management continues to target yearonyear revenue and profit growth through organic initiatives, earningsaccretive acquisitions and cost efficiency, underpinned by the group’s portfolio of noncyclical and recurring lettings revenues,’ Foxtons adds. ---------- SMALL-CAP - LOSERS ---------- RM PLC, down 2.5% at 99.5p, 12-month range 82p-115p. The education technology provider reports continuing revenue of £162.1 million for the year ended November 30, down from £166.1 million the year before. Continuing pretax profit is £3.2 million, against the prior year’s £12.1 million loss. Says trading in the first months of the current year is consistent with its expectations, and the full-year outlook remains in line with its guidance. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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