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The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday. ---------- FTSE 100 winners ---------- Diploma PLC, up 4.7% at 7,090.00p, ups outlook for third time in five months after strong quarter Weir Group PLC, up 3.3% at 2,487.00p Spirax Group PLC, up 2.1% at 6,790.00p Kingfisher PLC, up 2.0% at 291.10p, picks Goldman Sachs to run £50 million share buyback tranche running to Sep 15 IMI PLC, up 1.8% at 2,927.00p ---------- FTSE 100 losers ---------- St James’s Place PLC, down 4.1% at 1,154.75p Experian PLC, down 2.3% at 2,646.00p, leaves annual view unchanged after first quarter revenue rise Compass Group PLC, down 1.9% at 3,095.50p Prudential PLC, down 1.6% at 1,054.75p Centrica PLC, down 1.5% at 173.525p ---------- FTSE 250 winners ---------- Rotork PLC, up 67% at 485.10p, agrees to £4 billion cash buyout from ABB Funding Circle Holdings PLC, up 12% at 198.20p, interim revenue and profit rises Dunelm Group PLC, up 4.2% at 851.75p, sales beat expectations despite warm weather WPP PLC, up 3.5% at 287.45p Wickes Group PLC, up 2.6% at 193.50p ---------- FTSE 250 losers ---------- Ocado Group PLC, down 17% at 148.15p, cash flow view but shares slump after mixed half-year Trustpilot Group PLC, down 10% at 261.10p Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, down 5.1% at 165.30p Ceres Power Holdings PLC, down 4.2% at 407.00p Frasers Group PLC, down 3.9% at 733.25p, withholds outlook as Hugo Boss and Accent bids cloud forecast ---------- FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus: ---------- Diploma PLC, up 4.7% at 7,090.00 pence, 12-month range 4,894.00p-7,300.00p. Raises full-year guidance for the third time in five months after a ‘very strong’ third quarter, now expecting 14% organic revenue growth, up from 12%, and an operating margin of around 26.5%, up from 25%. The upgraded outlook implies a further 7% increase to the adjusted operating profit consensus of £454 million, as strong execution in its Controls business and resilient performance elsewhere drive 15% organic growth in the first nine months. Diploma also says acquisitions completed so far will add 6% to reported revenue growth and highlights a strong acquisition pipeline. ---------- Experian PLC, down 2.3% at 2,646.00 pence, 12-month range 2,203.00p-4,101.00p. Reports first-quarter revenue rises 10%, or 8% at constant currency, with 7% organic growth, and reiterates full-year guidance for total revenue growth of 8% to 11%. Strong performances in Financial Services, automotive and healthcare offset weaker North America Consumer Services, where revenue falls 2% following the wind-down of two data breach contracts and subdued credit card activity. The company says it continues to benefit from its data assets, AI-enabled products and broad-based geographic growth. ---------- Rotork PLC, up 67% at 485.10 pence, 12-month range 286.40p-486.60p. ABB agrees to acquire Rotork for 506 pence per share in cash, valuing the Bath, England-based flow control solutions provider at £4.14 billion on a fully diluted basis, a 73% premium to Wednesday’s closing price. The Swiss engineering group says Rotork’s flow control and instrumentation business is highly complementary to its Automation division and will strengthen its industrial automation offering. Rotork’s board unanimously recommends the offer, saying ABB’s commitment to operate the business as a separate division will benefit the company, its employees and other stakeholders. ---------- Dunelm Group PLC, up 4.2% at 851.75 pence, 12-month range 707.00p-1,249.00p. Reports fourth-quarter sales growth of 2.9% to £428 million, ahead of market expectations, lifting full-year revenue 3.1% to £1.83 billion despite exceptionally warm weather reducing store footfall. The retailer expects annual pretax profit in line with consensus of around £210 million, supported by higher digital sales, a slight improvement in gross margin to 52.5% and strong cash generation, with inventory ending the year lower. ---------- Ocado Group PLC, down 17% at 148.15 pence, 12-month range 146.10p-397.90p. Swings to a first-half pretax profit of £17.1 million from a £173.1 million loss, with revenue rising 54% to £1.04 billion, although both are boosted by £354 million of one-off partner termination fees. Excluding these items, revenue increases just 1% to £684 million and adjusted Ebitda falls 12% to £81 million. Ocado reiterates guidance for second-half positive cash flow, a full-year underlying cash outflow of around £200 million and free cash flow positivity in financial 2027, while pointing to stronger commercial momentum, including the Asda partnership and six customer fulfilment centres scheduled to open over the next few years. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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