Best and Worst Performing Stocks of Q2 2024

Anglo American and Hargreaves Lansdown rank among the best stocks for the quarter, while the worst include Wise and Entain

Bella Albrecht 3 July, 2024 | 1:26PM
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The Morningstar UK Large-Mid Cap Index rose 3.9% in the second quarter amid a rally in the communication services sector. The large-mid index tracks the performance of the top 90% of the UK investable universe by market cap, and each quarter we screen from among the stocks in this index to find the best- and worst-performing companies. Data in this article is sourced from Morningstar Direct.

Best-Performing Stocks of the Second Quarter 2024

• Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.)
• Britvic (BVIC)
• International Distributions Services (IDS)
• Darktrace (DARK)
• Anglo American (AAL)

Worst-Performing Stocks of the Second Quarter 2024

• Ocado (OCDO)
• Wise (WISE)
• Burberry (BRBY)
• Entain (ENT)
• easyJet (EZJ)

Metrics for the Best-Performing Stocks

Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.)

• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

Hargreaves Lansdown surged 53.8% in the second quarter, rising 47.0% from one year ago. Shares in the FTSE 100 broker and fund supermarket bounced 20 June on news its board will accept a takeover bid from a group of private equity firms. US private equity giant CVC Capital, Denmark's Nordic Capital, and a branch of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority made a consortium cash offer of £11.40 per share, valuing the Bristol business at £5.4 billion. After the share price surge, the company's stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.

Britvic (BVIC)

• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

Britvic surged 45.1%, having risen 43.1% from one year ago. The company's stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.

International Distributions Services (IDS)

• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Integrated Freight & Logistics
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

International Distributions Services rose 39.7%, having risen 45.0% from one year ago. The company's stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 4 stars.

Darktrace (DARK)

• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software – Infrastructure
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

Darktrace advanced 32.0%, lifting shares 87.1% over the past year.  The company's stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.

Anglo American (AAL)

• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
• Economic Moat: None

Anglo American rallied 28.2%, leaving the stock up 16.5% for the year. Anglo has been subject to multiple takeover bids by BHP Group (BHP) over the past quarter. Shares are 11.1% below their last high on May 13, 2024. The company's stock has a Morningstar Rating of 2 stars and is trading at a 17% premium to its fair value estimate of £21.40.

Metrics for the Worst-Performing Stocks

Ocado (OCDO)

• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Grocery Stores
• Economic Moat: None

Ocado plunged 36.5% in the second quarter, leaving the stock down 49.1% for the year. Shares are 71.6% below their last high on July 27, 2023. The company's stock has a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars and is trading at a 69% discount its fair value estimate of £9.20.

Wise (WISE)

• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Information Technology Services
• Economic Moat: None

Wise slid 26.6%, but shares were still up 3.7% for the year. Shares are 31.7% below their last high on April 9, 2024. The company's stock has a Morningstar Rating of 2 stars and is trading at a 22% premium to its fair value estimate of £5.60.

Burberry BRBY

• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Luxury Goods
• Economic Moat: Narrow

Burberry Group fell 24.2% and declined 56.1% over the past year. Shares are 61.4% below their last high on Aug. 10, 2023. The company's stock has a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars and is trading at a 44% discount to its fair value estimate of £15.70.

Entain (ENT)

• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Gambling
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

Entain slid 21.0% and declined 49.5% over the past year. Shares are 55.5% below their last high on Aug. 4, 2023. The company's stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.

easyJet Airline Company (EZJ)

• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Airlines
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

easyJet fell 19.8% and declined 4.4% over the past year. Shares are 22.6% below their last high on April 10, 2024. The company's stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 4 stars.

Companies that are not formally covered by a Morningstar analyst are statistically matched to analyst-rated companies, allowing our models to calculate a quantitative star rating.

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Bella Albrecht  is associate data journalist at Morningstar

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