Share tips 2025: this week’s top picks

If you’ve been keeping a close eye on share tips 2025, then don’t miss this weekly round-up of the top stocks to consider for your portfolio.

The MoneyWeek share tips 2025 guide pulls together some of the best stocks from some of the top share tipsters around.

As well as the UK financial pages, we look at publications across the pond for investors who want to diversify their holdings internationally.

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From Magnificent Seven, which are consistently among the world's most-bought stocks, to finding value in the FTSE 100, we look at where to invest this year.

This list is updated weekly.

Share tips 2025: top picks of the week

Four to buy

1. Burberry (LSE: BRBY)
The Telegraph
Burberry’s first-quarter comparable-store sales fell 1%, nonetheless eclipsing expectations. The fashion brand is turning itself around, helped by the fact that “quiet luxury” (understated elegance) is out and “bold luxury” is in. The stock has surged 85% in a year, and analysts predict a 12% operating margin by March 2028. A return to 16% could lead to a valuation of 17 times earnings, while 20% implies a “tempting” 13 times. We’re a “long way from that, but the worst may be behind Burberry, and patience could yet get a reward.” 1,265p

2. Secure Trust (LSE: STB)
This is Money
Secure Trust works with over 1,000 retailers, offering interest-free loans on items such as sofas, jewellery, and glasses. The specialist lender also collaborates with Premier League clubs, offering season-ticket deals to fans, and lends money to property developers. The company, which is pivoting away from vehicle finance, should continue growing, buoyed by demand from consumers and customers. The stock is “cheap” compared with peers and should deliver “strong, long-term growth” and rising dividends. 1,005p

3. Inditex (BME: ITX)
Shares
A 15% decline in Spanish retail giant Inditex’s share price this year is a “buying opportunity”. The owner of Zara has a record of resilience and believes it can grow market share in a fragmented clothing industry. Its shares are cheap and offer scope for a rerating. Inditex’s efficiency means it can swiftly launch new designs to stay on top of the latest trends, contributing to steady earnings and rising dividends. It can also weather any downturn with €10.8 billion in cash. €42

4. Centrica (LSE: CNA)
Investors’ Chronicle
British Gas owner Centrica’s residential gas unit saw a drop in half-year adjusted operating profit owing to warm weather and lower power prices, while the small-business division made a profit. Its overall profit was negative, yet Centrica still raised its interim dividend to 1.83p. The company may increase its £1.3 billion investment in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant. More money coming into the sector can only boost growth. 165p

One to sell

Reach (LSE: RCH)
Investors’ Chronicle
The new CEO of Reach, Piers North, is focusing on digital subscriptions, using technology and AI, and boosting engagement with audio-visual content. The owner of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express newspapers still relies on print and advertising for revenue. Interim overall group sales slipped. Print revenue decreased, while digital revenue expanded modestly. Cost savings from job cuts improved operating profit slightly, but net debt increased. Digital subscriptions could make Reach more “resilient” and bolster earnings, but with the core operation shrinking, the “risks still outweigh the potential rewards”. Sell. 69p

The rest...

1. HSBC (LSE: HSBA)
Investor's Chronicle
Excluding a $3.6 billion gain from the sale of its Canadian and Argentinian businesses, HSBC’s underlying first-half pre-tax profits rose $1 billion to $18.9 billion, while investors were cheered by a $3 billion buyback and operational resilience. HSBC faced challenges related to its property exposure in China, leading to a $2.1 billion impairment, but wealth management performed well. HSBC expects mid-single-digit growth in the customer loan book and expects a mid-teens return on equity. Investors have received $9.5 billion of dividends and buybacks this year, with a “chunky” 5.7% dividend yield for 2026. Buy (911p).

2. Danone (EPA: BN)
The Telegraph
Danone owns several household brands, including the gut-friendly drinks and yoghurts Actimel and Activia, and bottled waters Evian and Volvic. The Paris-listed group aims to align itself with more health-conscious consumers and has attracted top fund managers. Last year, it generated pre-tax profit of €3.3 billion on sales of about €27.4 billion. Record levels of free cash flow enabled Danone to lift the dividend, pursue a buyback, and reduce debt. It recently bought a controlling stake in US nutritional business Kate Farms. The stock is “worth a bet”. Buy (€67).

3. Optima Health (LSE: OPT)
This is Money
Optima Health, Britain’s largest occupational health firm, works with 2,000 employers and recently won a seven-year, £210 million contract from the Armed Forces. It employs 800 clinicians who help employees feel better and return to work. Optima’s online triage tool is used by the Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust, and the group is in talks with other NHS Trusts. It made £2.6 million profit last year, a sum expected to more than double this year. A growing and less healthy workforce bodes well for Optima, making the shares a “long-term buy” (207p).

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