Best- and Worst-Performing UK Stocks of November 2024

Flutter and Sage rank among the best stocks for the month, while the worst include JD Sports and Fresnillo.

Bella Albrecht 2 December, 2024 | 10:07AM
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The Morningstar UK Large-Mid Cap Index rose 2.9% in November amid a rally in the technology sector. The large-mid index tracks the performance of the top 90% of the UK investable universe by market cap, and each month 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 November 2024

• Sage Group SGE
• Wise WISE
• International Airlines Group IAG
• Melrose Industries MRO
• Flutter Entertainment FLUT

Worst-Performing Stocks of November 2024

• Vistry Group VTY
• JD Sports Fashion JD.
• Kingfisher KGF
• Persimmon PSN
• Fresnillo FRES

Best-Performing UK Stocks for November 2024

Source: Morningstar Direct.

Metrics for the Best-Performing Stocks

Sage Group SGE

• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software - Application
• Economic Moat: Narrow

Sage rose 35.3% in November, leaving the stock up 18.1% for the year. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 2 stars and is trading at a 31% premium to its fair value estimate of £10.00.

Wise WISE

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

Wise climbed 24.9%, bringing the stock up 13.0% over the past year. Shares are 11.6% below their last high on April 9, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 2 stars and is trading at a 57% premium to its fair value estimate of £5.60.

International Airlines Group IAG

• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Airlines
• Economic Moat: None

International Airlines Group advanced 23.7%, leaving the stock up 72.6% for the year. Shares are 16.1% below their last high on Oct. 23, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 3 stars and is trading at a 16% premium to its fair value estimate of £2.24.

Melrose Industries MRO

• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Economic Moat: Wide

Melrose Industries jumped 20.9%, lifting shares 11.8% over the past year. Shares are 15.7% below their last high on April 8, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars and is trading at a 22% discount to its fair value estimate of £7.40.

Flutter Entertainment FLUT

• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Gambling
• Economic Moat: Narrow

Flutter Entertainment rallied 20.1%, leaving the stock up 74.3% for the year. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 3 stars and is trading near its fair value estimate of USD 275.00.

Worst-Performing UK Stocks for November 2024

Source: Morningstar Direct.

Metrics for the Worst-Performing Stocks

Vistry Group VTY

• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Residential Construction
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

Vistry fell 27.9% in November and declined 11.8% over the past year. Shares are 54.3% below their last high on Sept. 6, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 4 stars.

JD Sports Fashion JD.

• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Apparel Retail
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

JD Sports slid 17.7% and declined 34.6% over the past year. Shares are 42.7% below their last high on Dec. 20, 2023. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 4 stars.

Kingfisher KGF

• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Home Improvement Retail
• Economic Moat: None

Kingfisher fell 15.4%, but was still up 17.9% over the past year. Shares are 25.8% below their last high on Sept. 19, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 3 stars and is trading at a 7% discount to its fair value estimate of £2.67.

Persimmon PSN

• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Residential Construction
• Economic Moat: None

Persimmon fell 14.2%, but was still up 4.7% from one year ago. Shares are 26.9% below their last high on Oct. 16, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars and is trading at a 45% discount to its fair value estimate of £23.00.

Fresnillo FRES

• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Precious Metals & Mining
• Economic Moat: Not Rated

Fresnillo fell 12.6%, but shares were still up 12.5% for the year. Shares are 17.4% below their last high on Oct. 24, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 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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