Share tips 2025: this week’s top picks

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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. Lagercrantz (STO: LAGR-B)
The Telegraph
Lagercrantz comprises 80 firms that are leaders in technologies in growing, niche markets. Management of its five divisions is decentralised, with a focus on cash generation and a long-term goal of expanding margins and sales. Acquisitions generate two-thirds of growth, and the Swedish group aims to buy up to eight companies a year. Although the shares are “expensive”, acquisitions should help Lagercrantz exceed forecasts. SEK217

2. Idox (LSE: IDOX)
Investors' Chronicle
Despite reporting higher revenue, strong cash flow and stable margins in its recent semi-annual results, Idox’s stock price has barely budged because its full-year earnings forecast was “conservative”. Two-thirds of revenue is generated from its Land, Property, and Public Protection (LPPP) arm, which provides software to local governments. Half-year LPPP revenue grew 3% and recurring revenue rose 12% thanks to a major contract with Vodafone. The overall group’s recurring revenue rose 9%. Idox’s “impressive” operating cash conversion rate, strong balance sheet and capital-light model has helped it reduce net debt. Idox’s discount to peers looks “compelling”. 62p

3. Johnson Service Group (LSE: JSG)
This is Money
Johnson Service Group provides table linen, bedding and towels to hotels, restaurants and special events. It also rents out workwear. Top customers include the Gleneagles Hotel, Wembley Stadium, Royal Ascot and Premier Inn. Last year the company delivered record results, including a 23% increase in profits to £55 million and a 43% hike in the dividend to 4p. “Further gains are expected,” with analysts targeting a rise in the share price to 200p. 145p

4. NextEnergy Solar Fund (LSE: NESF)
Shares
NextEnergy Solar Fund offers a yield of 12%. Since listing in 2014, the solar energy and energy storage fund has produced a strong total return. The shares trade at an “unwarranted” 26.4% discount to net asset value and don’t reflect NextEnergy’s “record of a consistently growing, fully covered dividend”. The fund is taking steps to improve its rating, including cutting fees and launching a £20 million buyback programme. 72p

One to sell

RWS Holdings (LSE: RWS)
Investors’ Chronicle
Following a drop in half-year earnings and a profit warning, RWS Holdings’s new boss plans to boost the language-services company’s growth and margins by shifting to AI solutions and a software-as-a-service model. Despite manageable net debt and sales growing owing to demand for AI products, the regulated-industries arm has faced reduced demand, and the share price has halved in a year amid concern over the impact of AI on traditional translation services. “We will need to see the simplified operating model in action and the medium-term targets due in December” to clarify the stock’s investment case. “Sell.” 94p

The rest...

1. Norcros (LSE: NXR)
Investors’ Chronicle
Norcros’s decision to close units reduced revenue, but provided a boost to margins in the latest financial year. The bathroom and kitchen products supplier’s like-for-like revenue growth beat the wider market, and like-for-like sales rose in the core Britain and Ireland unit, helping to propel underlying operating profit to a record £40 million. Norcros has maintained forecasts for 2026 and sees potential upside once housebuilding rebounds, given the political imperative to fix Britain’s housing shortage. Norcros’ shares are “good value” for “patient” investors. Buy (271p).

2. Assura (LSE: AGR)
The Telegraph
Now that US private-equity firm KKR has raised its offer to 2.1p per share in cash and dividends for Assura, a slight premium to the healthcare real-estate investment trust’s recent net asset value of 50.4p, “some sort of deal looks assured”. Rival bidder Primary Health Properties, a healthcare specialist Reit, made a cash-and-stock offer, which also includes dividends, worth 53p per share. Assura has “flip-flopped” from recommending February’s initial KKR offer, doing due diligence on the PHP bid, and then going back to recommending KKR, which PHP has “understandably” contested. Hold (50p).

3. James Halstead (LSE: JHD)
This is Money
James Halstead has been affected by subdued public-sector spending, but the vinyl-flooring company should benefit from the government’s pledge to build more affordable homes and improve military accommodation. Its focus on international growth bodes well, too. Halstead’s “resilience and prospects” are not reflected in the share price. “Buy” for the “generous” dividends (161p).

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