December 12, 2024
Snapshot Top 10: FTSE 250 Index



The Top 10 performing stocks in the FTSE 250 Index are shown for seven different investment strategies. Whether you are looking for value, growth or dividend stocks, or you want stocks that rank well overall, you can see the top 10 stock picks, together with how they rank on a scale of 1 to 100 from the perspective of different investment strategies. We have also added our newest Sentiment and 360° View ranks, which encapsulate the market voices of analysts and professional investors into a simple ranking for easily evaluating stocks. As an objective research provider, Obermatt has been refining its stock analysis algorithms for more than 10 years (no AI used here!)

Select any stock for the detailed analysis of that stock's performance across the different investment analyses. Please note that the Top 10 stocks focus only on Large to XX-Large companies.


What the six ranks mean

For every stock, we judge its performance against its peers and rank it on a scale of 1 to 100. The higher the rank, the better the stock performs than its peers. And, we do this for six investment strategies:

Value - shows how good of a value the stock is. Green is "inexpensive"; red is "expensive".

Growth - shows a company's growth potential. Green is "high growth" expected; red is "tough times ahead".

Safety - relates to the amount of debt a company has. Green is low debt level; red is high debt level.

Combined Financial - this isn't an average of the first three ranks but rather a consolidated view across several financial indicators. Green = good; red = tread carefully.

(NEW) Sentiment - quantifies professional analyst ratings and holdings as well as market pulse. Green = positive sentiment; red = skepticism (Only available to Premium Subscribers).

(NEW) 360° View - the ultimate rating with all financial and non-financial indicators.

Special Analysis: TOP 10 Dividend Investment Strategy

Many people ask for tips about dividend stocks. These are the Top 10 dividend stocks in the FTSE 250 Index as of December 12, 2024.

TOP 10 Dividend Investment Strategy Value Strategy DIVIDEND Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Lancashire (L, GB)  Property & Casualty Insurance
1. Lancashire (L, GB)   Property & Casualty Insurance 100 87 94 100
2. FDM GroupPLC (M, GB)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
2. FDM GroupPLC (M, GB)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 97 65 47 23
3. Vesuvius (L, GB)  Industrial Machinery
3. Vesuvius (L, GB)   Industrial Machinery 96 92 56 38
4. Energean (L, GB)  Oil & Gas Production
4. Energean (L, GB)   Oil & Gas Production 96 58 36 34
5. Moneysupermarket.com (M, GB)  Interactive Media & Services
5. Moneysupermarket.com (M, GB)   Interactive Media & Services 96 85 36 43
6. Vistry Group (XL, GB) ☀  Homebuilding
6. Vistry Group (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding 92 98 80 43
7. Victrex (M, GB)  Specialty Chemicals
7. Victrex (M, GB)   Specialty Chemicals 90 34 65 65
8. CMC Markets (M, GB)  Investment Banking & Brokerage
8. CMC Markets (M, GB)   Investment Banking & Brokerage 90 91 100 94
9. Diversified Energy (L, US)  Oil & Gas Production
9. Diversified Energy (L, US)   Oil & Gas Production 90 70 37 26
10. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB)  Real Estate: Operating Services
10. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB)   Real Estate: Operating Services 89 54 96 98

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FTSE 250 Top 10: Obermatt 360° Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Obermatt 360° Investment Strategy 360° Strategy 360° VIEW Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED Sentiment Strategy SENTIMENT
1. QinetiQ (L, GB)   Aerospace & Defense
1. QinetiQ (L, GB)   Aerospace & Defense 100 88 98 84
2. Bellway (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding
2. Bellway (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding 100 52 100 52
3. Lancashire (L, GB)   Property & Casualty Insurance
3. Lancashire (L, GB)   Property & Casualty Insurance 100 87 94 75
4. Man Group (L, GB) ☀   Asset Management & Custody
4. Man Group (L, GB) ☀   Asset Management & Custody 98 93 89 74
5. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB)   Real Estate: Operating Services
5. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB)   Real Estate: Operating Services 98 54 96 94
6. Rathbone Brothers (L, GB)   Asset Management & Custody
6. Rathbone Brothers (L, GB)   Asset Management & Custody 96 99 96 52
7. Just Group (L, GB)   Life & Health Insurance
7. Just Group (L, GB)   Life & Health Insurance 95 63 8 71
8. CMC Markets (M, GB)   Investment Banking & Brokerage
8. CMC Markets (M, GB)   Investment Banking & Brokerage 94 91 100 32
9. Spectris (L, GB)   Electronic Equipment
9. Spectris (L, GB)   Electronic Equipment 93 66 89 65
10. Clarkson (L, GB)   Marine
10. Clarkson (L, GB)   Marine 92 13 74 92

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FTSE 250 Top 10: Sentiment Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Sentiment Investment Strategy Sentiment Strategy SENTIMENT Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Cranswick (XL, GB) ☀   Packaged Foods & Meats
1. Cranswick (XL, GB) ☀   Packaged Foods & Meats 100 17 62 90
2. TBC Bank Group (M, GB)   Diversified Banks
2. TBC Bank Group (M, GB)   Diversified Banks 100 79 73 88
3. Paragon Banking Group (L, GB)   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
3. Paragon Banking Group (L, GB)   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 100 37 15 54
4. Morgan (L, GB)   Industrial Machinery
4. Morgan (L, GB)   Industrial Machinery 100 44 4 30
5. Games Workshop (M, GB)   Leisure Products
5. Games Workshop (M, GB)   Leisure Products 100 12 39 84
6. Hochschild Mining (M, PE) ☀   Gold Production
6. Hochschild Mining (M, PE) ☀   Gold Production 99 45 46 70
7. Premier Foods (L, GB)   Packaged Foods & Meats
7. Premier Foods (L, GB)   Packaged Foods & Meats 97 45 50 82
8. AO World (L, GB)   Internet Retail
8. AO World (L, GB)   Internet Retail 97 13 48 75
9. Future (L, GB)   Publishing
9. Future (L, GB)   Publishing 96 26 45 77
10. IMI (L, GB)   Industrial Machinery
10. IMI (L, GB)   Industrial Machinery 96 30 6 42

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FTSE 250 Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value Investment Strategy Value Strategy VALUE Growth Strategy GROWTH Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Petrofac (L, GB) ☀   Oil & Gas Equipment
1. Petrofac (L, GB) ☀   Oil & Gas Equipment 100 72 70 32
2. Rathbone Brothers (L, GB)   Asset Management & Custody
2. Rathbone Brothers (L, GB)   Asset Management & Custody 99 83 96 96
3. Currys (XL, GB)   Electronics Retail
3. Currys (XL, GB)   Electronics Retail 99 58 71 77
4. Vistry Group (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding
4. Vistry Group (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding 98 16 80 43
5. Drax (XL, GB) ☀   Power Producers & Traders
5. Drax (XL, GB) ☀   Power Producers & Traders 95 41 96 90
6. TP ICAP (L, GB)   Investment Banking & Brokerage
6. TP ICAP (L, GB)   Investment Banking & Brokerage 95 23 51 53
7. Rank (L, GB)   Casinos & Gaming
7. Rank (L, GB)   Casinos & Gaming 93 59 96 82
8. Man Group (L, GB) ☀   Asset Management & Custody
8. Man Group (L, GB) ☀   Asset Management & Custody 93 73 89 98
9. Vesuvius (L, GB)   Industrial Machinery
9. Vesuvius (L, GB)   Industrial Machinery 92 4 56 38
10. CMC Markets (M, GB)   Investment Banking & Brokerage
10. CMC Markets (M, GB)   Investment Banking & Brokerage 91 57 100 94

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FTSE 250 Top 10: Growth Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Growth Investment Strategy Growth Strategy GROWTH Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Just Group (L, GB)   Life & Health Insurance
1. Just Group (L, GB)   Life & Health Insurance 100 63 8 95
2. Britvic (L, GB)   Soft Drinks
2. Britvic (L, GB)   Soft Drinks 99 15 33 45
3. Telecom Plus (L, GB)   Multi-Utilities
3. Telecom Plus (L, GB)   Multi-Utilities 97 29 92 78
4. Softcat (L, GB)   IT Consulting & oth. Services
4. Softcat (L, GB)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 95 11 92 86
5. Beazley (XL, IE)   Property & Casualty Insurance
5. Beazley (XL, IE)   Property & Casualty Insurance 95 25 8 61
6. Bellway (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding
6. Bellway (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding 94 52 100 100
7. TBC Bank Group (M, GB)   Diversified Banks
7. TBC Bank Group (M, GB)   Diversified Banks 93 79 73 88
8. Ferrexpo (M, CH)   Steel
8. Ferrexpo (M, CH)   Steel 93 7 84 60
9. Hochschild Mining (M, PE) ☀   Gold Production
9. Hochschild Mining (M, PE) ☀   Gold Production 91 45 46 70
10. Savills (L, GB)   Real Estate Services
10. Savills (L, GB)   Real Estate Services 90 46 68 54

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FTSE 250 Top 10: Safety Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Safety Investment Strategy Safety Strategy SAFETY Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Softcat (L, GB)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
1. Softcat (L, GB)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 100 11 92 86
2. Victrex (M, GB)  Specialty Chemicals
2. Victrex (M, GB)   Specialty Chemicals 100 34 65 65
3. Clarkson (L, GB)  Marine
3. Clarkson (L, GB)   Marine 100 13 74 92
4. Ninety One Group (L, ZA)  Asset Management & Custody
4. Ninety One Group (L, ZA)   Asset Management & Custody 100 65 81 41
5. Kainos Group (M, GB)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
5. Kainos Group (M, GB)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 98 47 79 65
6. Spectris (L, GB)  Electronic Equipment
6. Spectris (L, GB)   Electronic Equipment 96 66 89 93
7. Renishaw (L, GB)  Electronic Equipment
7. Renishaw (L, GB)   Electronic Equipment 96 46 82 80
8. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB)  Real Estate: Operating Services
8. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB)   Real Estate: Operating Services 96 54 96 98
9. Bellway (XL, GB) ☀  Homebuilding
9. Bellway (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding 96 52 100 100
10. Chemring (M, GB) ☀  Aerospace & Defense
10. Chemring (M, GB) ☀   Aerospace & Defense 94 30 76 74

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FTSE 250 Top 10: Combined Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Combined Investment Strategy Combined Strategy COMBINED Value Strategy VALUE Growth Strategy GROWTH 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. CMC Markets (M, GB)  Investment Banking & Brokerage
1. CMC Markets (M, GB)   Investment Banking & Brokerage 100 91 57 94
2. Bellway (XL, GB) ☀  Homebuilding
2. Bellway (XL, GB) ☀   Homebuilding 100 52 94 100
3. QinetiQ (L, GB)  Aerospace & Defense
3. QinetiQ (L, GB)   Aerospace & Defense 98 88 72 100
4. ITV (XL, GB) ☀  Broadcasting
4. ITV (XL, GB) ☀   Broadcasting 98 79 69 86
5. Drax (XL, GB) ☀  Power Producers & Traders
5. Drax (XL, GB) ☀   Power Producers & Traders 96 95 41 90
6. Rathbone Brothers (L, GB)  Asset Management & Custody
6. Rathbone Brothers (L, GB)   Asset Management & Custody 96 99 83 96
7. Rank (L, GB)  Casinos & Gaming
7. Rank (L, GB)   Casinos & Gaming 96 93 59 82
8. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB)  Real Estate: Operating Services
8. Sirius Real Estate (M, GB)   Real Estate: Operating Services 96 54 86 98
9. Computacenter (XL, GB)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
9. Computacenter (XL, GB)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 94 85 25 85
10. Lancashire (L, GB)  Property & Casualty Insurance
10. Lancashire (L, GB)   Property & Casualty Insurance 94 87 57 100

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