London, Feb 16, 2026, 11:17 GMT — Regular session
- Trustpilot shares climbed 2.5% following news of a new share buyback.
- The FTSE 250 ticked up, with traders watching for fresh UK inflation and retail sales data.
- Company said it will report FY25 results on March 17
Trustpilot Group Plc shares jumped Monday, with the online reviews platform announcing fresh share repurchases. The latest buyback news adds to a string of similar notices that traders have relied on to prop up the stock.
Shares rose 2.5% to 140.0 pence as of 11:17 GMT, having earlier reached a session high of 142.0 pence.
Timing’s key here. UK midcaps have been all over the place, with rate bets resurfacing. Investors want something they can grab onto—cash returned, reliable execution, and less turbulence as a stack of domestic data approaches.
Trustpilot picked up 100,000 shares on Feb. 13, paying a volume-weighted average of 135.58 pence per share, and plans to cancel the lot. According to its RNS filing, since September 2025, the company has bought back roughly 17.70 million shares for around 32.50 million pounds, not counting dealing costs.
Roughly 1.63 million shares changed hands, LSE data showed, with the price moving in a range from 137.7 pence up to 142.0 pence.
London’s FTSE 100 picked up 0.41% in mid-morning trading, financials clawing back ground after last week’s rout on AI concerns. The FTSE 250 also advanced, up 0.36%.
With U.S. cash markets closed for the holiday, global trading volumes dipped, and sentiment toward growth stocks remained cautious after the latest turbulence in tech. “Our economists expect (U.S.) real GDP growth to slow to 2.5% for Q4,” Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid said in a Monday note. Reuters
Even so, buybacks have their limits. Should UK inflation numbers this week come in hotter than expected, or if traders start pushing back rate cut bets again, stocks with higher multiples could tumble fast—regardless of how consistent corporate activity looks.
UK inflation figures for January are expected out on Feb. 18, with retail sales data for the same month set to follow on Feb. 20, both landing at 0700 GMT, per the Office for National Statistics calendar.
Trustpilot marked March 17 for its 2025 full-year results, according to the company.
