WINNERS & LOSERS: Trainline profit up but warns on near-term headwinds

Wed, 06th May 2026 10:41

(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday.

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FTSE 100 winners

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Anglo American PLC, up 6.3% at 3,788.50 pence, price of gold rises

Fresnillo PLC, up 6.2% at 3,308.00p

Antofagasta PLC, up 5.7% at 3,765.00p

Endeavour Mining PLC, up 5.1% at 4,504.00p

Diageo PLC, up 4.9% at 1,547.00p, maintains guidance as quarterly sales rise

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FTSE 100 losers

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BP PLC, down 2.1% at 560.80p, price of Brent crude decreases

Smith & Nephew PLC, down 1.2% at 1,145.00p, guidance unchanged, quarterly revenue rises

Shell PLC, down 1.2% at 3,274.50p

Relx PLC, down 0.9% at 2,649.00p

London Stock Exchange Group PLC, down 0.8% at 9,504.00p

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FTSE 250 winners

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Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC, up 11% at 46.18 pence

WH Smith PLC, up 7.9% at 515.11p

RHI Magnesita NV, up 7.4% at 2,815.00p

Hochschild Mining PLC, up 7.4% at 640.50p

Wizz Air Holdings PLC, up 7.4% at 970.50p

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FTSE 250 losers

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Telecom Plus PLC, down 6.8% at 1,087.00p, Deutsche Bank cuts to 'hold'

Ithaca Energy PLC, down 5.7% at 253.40p

Harbour Energy PLC, down 4.4% at 280.60p

Hunting PLC, down 3.7% at 497.75p

Trainline, down 2.6% at 233.20p, warns on near-term headwinds

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FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus:

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Diageo PLC, up 4.9% at 1,547.00 pence, 12-month range 1,350.00p-2,215.00p. The brewer and distiller, whose brands include Guinness, Smirnoff and Tanqueray, says net sales rose 2.3% to USD4.48 billion in the financial third quarter ended March 31 from USD4.38 billion a year prior, beating company-compiled market consensus for net sales of USD4.27 billion. Organic net sales edge up 0.3%, beating expectations of a 2.3% decline. Diageo says it saw "strong organic net sales growth" in Europe, LAC and Africa, aided by the timing of Easter and some "advance sales" in the run-up to the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off next month. For the full year, it still expects an organic net sales decline of 2% to 3% and an organic operating profit outcome ranging from flat to low-single-digit growth.

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Smith & Nephew PLC, down 1.2% at 1,145.00 pence, 12-month range 1,049.00p-1,441.50p. The Watford, England-based medical equipment and devices company says revenue totalled USD1.50 billion in the first quarter, up 6.6% from USD1.41 billion the year prior, and in line with company-compiled consensus. But underlying revenue growth of 3.1% misses the consensus of 3.2%, with S&N noting that the period had one fewer trading day versus last year. On an adjusted daily sales basis, underlying sales rise 4.7%. Says sales were consistent with expectations, with growth across all business units and regions, and strength in Sports Medicine offsetting weakness in US Knee Implants. Orthopaedics is held back by a 10% drop in Knee Implants' underlying revenue. S&N says this reflects soft US trading ahead of the launch of its new kinematic Landmark knee system. Leaves 2026 guidance unchanged, saying it is on track to deliver underlying revenue growth of around 6%, around 8% trading profit growth, around USD800 million free cash flow, and more than 10% adjusted return on invested capital. The company also announces a new USD500 million share buyback.

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Telecom Plus PLC, down 6.8% at 1,087.00 pence, 12-month range 1,067.37p-2,100.00p. Deutsche Bank cuts the London-based provider of household utility services to 'hold' from 'buy', lowering its price target to 1,300p from 2,000p. Telecom Plus, which operates under the Utility Warehouse brand, warned on Tuesday last week that adjusted pre-tax profit for the financial year to March would be at the bottom end of its previously guided range of GBP132 million to GBP138 million, albeit still up from GBP126.3 million for financial 2025. It said this was in light of reduced energy consumption during an "unseasonably" warm winter.

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Trainline, down 2.6% at 233.20 pence, 12-month range 178.00p-307.60p. The London-based rail and coach travel ticketing platform reports annual results in line with expectations, but cautions on a tough outlook amid a UK rail fare freeze and the economic hit from the Middle East conflict. Pretax profit in the financial year that ended February 28 shoots up 41% to GBP114.3 million from GBP80.9 million the year before, as revenue edges up 2.4% to GBP452.7 million from GBP442.1 million. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rises 11% to GBP177 million from GBP159 million. Net ticket sales climbs 7.0% to GBP6.32 billion from GBP5.91 billion. Looking ahead, Trainline expects net ticket sales between GBP6.2 billion and GBP6.45 billion for the new year, a range that spans a 2% decline to 2% growth. Revenue between GBP440 million and GBP455 million is expected, so between a 3% decline and 0.5% growth. However, Trainline warns that "we expect previously-flagged headwinds to weigh on near-term growth". These include Transport for London's expansion of its contactless rail network and the UK government's regulated fare freeze until March 2027. Trainline adds that European headwinds include "the effects of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on inbound air traffic into Europe," as well as "a series of tragic rail accidents in Spain."

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By Emma Curzon, Alliance News reporter

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