Aristotle Corp. leads Thursday small-cap percentage gainers

Shares in The Aristotle Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTL) are up over 11% despite news after Wednesday’s close that the Stamford, Conn.-based company’s CFO and Vice President Dean Johnson intends to sell 13,000 shares before June 16, according to an SEC filing.

TravelCenters of America LLC (AMEX: TA) shares are up more than 8% following the announcement before the start of trading Thursday that Volvo Trucks (Nasdaq: VOLV) sold the Westlake, Ohio-based truck stop operator its 28.86% interest in Petro Stopping Centers. TravelCenters now has a controlling interest in Petro. Petro owns and operates 44 travel centers, franchises 24 and operates one travel center as a joint venture. TravelCenters operates 164 travel centers.

Shares in USA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAT) are up more than 10% following an announcement Thursday before trading that Coca-Cola will buy USA’s e-Port wireless non-cash technology for use in vending machines. According to an SEC filing, USA will receive 5% of the cashless revenues and a monthly $9.95 fee per unit for each vending machine using USA’s technology. The Malvern, Penn.-based company said it expects up to 7,500 e-Ports to be installed by August 31.

These are the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million:

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