Best- and Worst-Performing UK Stocks

Updated for February 2025: Rolls-Royce and Lloyds Banking Group rank among the best stocks in February 2025, while the worst include WPP and JD Sports Fashion.

Bella Albrecht 3 March, 2025 | 3:01PM
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The Morningstar UK Large-Mid Cap Index rose 1.9% in February amid a rally in the healthcare 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 February 2025

• Rolls-Royce Holdings RR.

• Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company CCH

• Lloyds Banking Group LLOY

• Standard Chartered STAN

• BAE Systems BA.

Worst-Performing Stocks of February 2025

• Tate & Lyle TATE

• WPP WPP

• B&M European Value Retail Holdco 4 BME

• Ocado Group OCDO

• JD Sports Fashion JD.

Best-Performing UK Stocks

Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of Feb. 28, 2025.

Metrics for the Best-Performing Stocks

Rolls-Royce Holdings RR.

• Sector: Industrials

• Industry: Aerospace & Defense

• Economic Moat: Narrow

Rolls-Royce climbed 22.8% in February, leaving the stock up 101.6% for the year. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 1 star and is trading at a 96% premium to its fair value estimate of £3.80.

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company CCH

• Sector: Consumer Defensive

• Industry: Beverages - Non-Alcoholic

• Economic Moat: Narrow

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company jumped 19.6%, leaving the stock up 40.4% for the year. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 2 stars and is trading at a 30% premium to its fair value estimate of £25.90.

Lloyds Banking Group LLOY

• Sector: Financial Services

• Industry: Banks - Regional

• Economic Moat: Narrow

Lloyds Banking Group surged 17.1%, bringing the stock up 65.5% over the past year. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 3 stars and is trading at a 6% discount to its fair value estimate of £0.78.

Standard Chartered STAN

• Sector: Financial Services

• Industry: Banks - Diversified

• Economic Moat: None

Standard Chartered rose 16.2%, having risen 96.7% from one year ago. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 3 stars and is trading at an 8% premium to its fair value estimate of £11.70.

BAE Systems BA.

• Sector: Industrials

• Industry: Aerospace & Defense

• Economic Moat: Wide

BAE Systems rose 14.9%, lifting shares 16.0% from one year ago. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars and is trading at a 9% discount to its fair value estimate of £15.50.

Worst-Performing UK Stocks

Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of Feb. 28, 2025.

Metrics for the Worst-Performing Stocks

Tate & Lyle TATE

• Sector: Consumer Defensive

• Industry: Packaged Foods

• Economic Moat: Narrow

Tate & Lyle slid 17.1% in February and declined 6.5% over the past year. Shares are 35.8% below their last high on Oct. 16, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars and is trading at a 39% discount its fair value estimate of £9.00.

WPP WPP

• Sector: Communication Services

• Industry: Advertising Agencies

• Economic Moat: Narrow

WPP fell 16.7% and declined 4.2% over the past year. Shares are 28.7% below their last high on Dec. 9, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 3 stars and is trading at an 8% discount to its fair value estimate of £7.00.

B&M European Value Retail Holdco 4 BME

• Sector: Consumer Defensive

• Industry: Discount Stores

• Economic Moat: Not Rated

B&M fell 14.3%, having fallen 42.6% from one year ago. Shares are 50.6% below their last high on March 13, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.

Ocado Group OCDO

• Sector: Consumer Defensive

• Industry: Grocery Stores

• Economic Moat: None

Ocado slid 14.1% and declined 49.2% over the past year. Shares are 52.0% below their last high on Feb. 29, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 5 stars and is trading at a 72% discount to its fair value estimate of £9.20.

JD Sports Fashion JD.

• Sector: Consumer Cyclical

• Industry: Apparel Retail

• Economic Moat: Not Rated

JD Sports Fashion fell 12.4%, having fallen 33.3% from one year ago. Shares are 51.8% below their last high on Sept. 17, 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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