Best- and Worst-Performing UK Stocks

Updated: Admiral and Berkeley rank among the best stocks in April 2025, while the worst include Shell and BP.

Bella Albrecht 2 May, 2025 | 10:43AM
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The Morningstar UK Large-Mid Cap Index fell 0.5% in April. 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 April 2025

  • B&M European Value Retail Holdco 4 BME
  • Jet2 JET2
  • Berkeley Group Holdings BKG
  • JD Sports Fashion JD.
  • Admiral Group ADM

Worst-Performing Stocks of April 2025


Best-Performing UK Stocks

Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of April 30, 2025.

Metrics for the Best-Performing Stocks

B&M European Value Retail Holdco 4 BME

  • Sector: Consumer Defensive
  • Industry: Discount Stores
  • Economic Moat: Not Rated

B&M European Value Retail Holdco 4 climbed 29.2% in April, but was still down 29.5% over the past year. Shares are 39.6% below their last high on May 23, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.

Jet2 JET2

  • Sector: Consumer Cyclical
  • Industry: Travel Services
  • Economic Moat: Not Rated

Jet2 climbed 27.8%, leaving the stock up 11.4% for the year. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 5 stars.

Berkeley Group Holdings BKG

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

Berkeley Group Holdings advanced 16.4%, but shares were still down 10.1% over the past year. Shares are 25.0% below their last high on Aug. 15, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars and is trading at an 18% discount to its fair value estimate of £50.80.

JD Sports Fashion JD.

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

JD Sports Fashion jumped 15.7%, but was still down 31.5% for the year. Shares are 51.5% below their last high on Sept. 17, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 3 stars.

Admiral Group ADM

  • Sector: Financial Services
  • Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty
  • Economic Moat: Narrow

Admiral Group surged 14.3%, leaving the stock up 24.7% for the year. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars and is trading at a 10% discount to its fair value estimate of £36.30.

Worst-Performing UK Stocks

Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of April 30, 2025.

Metrics for the Worst-Performing Stocks

Harbour Energy HBR

  • Sector: Energy
  • Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
  • Economic Moat: Not Rated

Harbour Energy slid 22.5% in April and declined 41.6% over the past year. Shares are 54.2% below their last high on June 3, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 5 stars.

Bunzl BNZL

  • Sector: Consumer Defensive
  • Industry: Food Distribution
  • Economic Moat: Not Rated

Bunzl slid 20.8% and declined 21.8% over the past year. Shares are 37.0% below their last high on Sept. 18, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 5 stars.

BP BP.

  • Sector: Energy
  • Industry: Oil & Gas Integrated
  • Economic Moat: None

BP slid 19.7% and declined 28.9% over the past year. Shares are 33.8% below their last high on April 30, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars and is trading at a 31% discount to its fair value estimate of £5.11.

Spectris SXS

  • Sector: Technology
  • Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
  • Economic Moat: Not Rated

Spectris slid 13.7%, having fallen 38.3% from one year ago. Shares are 41.7% below their last high on May 8, 2024. The company’s stock has a quantitative Morningstar Rating of 5 stars.

Shell SHEL

  • Sector: Energy
  • Industry: Oil & Gas Integrated
  • Economic Moat: None

Shell fell 13.6% and declined 11.3% over the past year. Shares are 17.6% below their last high on May 13, 2024. The company’s stock has a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars and is trading at a 16% discount to its fair value estimate of £29.00.


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