Shares in Corporate Travel Management (CTM) rose more than 8% to $16.23 in early trading, following an announcement of expected earnings growth for the second half of the year and for fiscal year 2026, despite a weaker first-half result.
RBC Capital Markets analyst Wei-Weng Chen noted that while the results for FY25 were downgraded, FY26 targets showed potential for an upgrade.
“CTD’s 1H25 results were generally better than expected, but the FY25 EBITDA guidance was downgraded by 2.3% compared to VA consensus estimates due to UK government expenditure cuts,” Chen explained in a note. “Indicative targets for FY26 EBITDA imply a 6% upgrade to consensus expectations for that year.”