Share tips 2025: this week’s top picks

Share tips 2025: MoneyWeek’s roundup of the top picks this week – here’s what the experts think you should buy

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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 UK 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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We look at where to invest in 2025 – from big tech stocks and European equities to finding value in the FTSE 100.

This list is updated weekly on a Friday.

Share tips 2025: top picks of the week

Five to buy

1. IAG (LSE: IAG)
The Telegraph
IAG’s low valuation and the prospect of a stronger long-term operating environment amid falling interest rates means investors should” anticipate further capital gains and index outperformance”. Consumers’ purchasing power has grown consistently since last April, providing scope for higher discretionary spending. The owner of British Airways is well placed to cope with any economic downturn thanks to its low debt, high liquidity, and multiple brands with different price points. 313p

2. Games Workshop (LSE: GAW)
The Times
Games Workshop, a recent entrant to the FTSE 100, makes fantasy figurines and video games. It has 500 shops globally, a loyal fan base, and proprietary intellectual property (IP) thanks to its crown jewel, Warhammer, which is set to become an Amazon series. The company made £126.8m in interim pre-tax profit, up from £95.2m the previous year, on revenue of £299.5m: a “juicy” 42.2% profit margin. It expects full-year pre-tax profit of £200m, beating analysts’ forecasts of £190m. “Amid the risks” of a developing group and Donald Trump’s tariffs, there’s “plenty of momentum.” 13,050p

3. Domino’s Pizza Group (LSE: DOM)
Shares
Domino’s Pizza Group is Britain’s leading pizza brand, yet “there’s no love for the stock”. The fast-food firm has a new five-year deal with franchise partners to open more branches and increase marketing spending, particularly for its app, in an effort to deliver £2bn of revenue sales by 2028. Total third-quarter orders rose 3.5%, and delivery orders grew 6.6%. The interim dividend grew 6% to 3.5p, and Domino’s announced a £20m buyback. Since March 2021, 46% of its £1bn market cap has been returned to investors, and this should continue. 276p

4. Amedeo Air Four Plus (LSE: AA4)
Investors’ Chronicle
Amedeo Air Four Plus’s improving clarity over residual aircraft valuations and cash position should support one-off cash returns to shareholders. The aircraft-leasing fund has total assets of £1.12bn, falling net debt, cash set aside for shortfalls in the value of its A380 aircraft fleet, and significant maintenance reserves that generate interest income. Emirates is expected to buy Amedeo’s fleet when leases expire. A 2p quarterly dividend underpins a 13.7% yield for the next seven quarters. The share price discount to net asset value is likely to narrow. 58p

5. Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ: ASO)
Barron’s
Academy Sports & Outdoors is “ready for a comeback”, having battled disappointing sales, high inflation, and low household sentiment. Although earnings per share are set to drop again this year, analysts predict a return to earnings growth in the new fiscal year. The US athletic goods retailer is benefiting from consumers trading down for value, shops in the southeast experiencing demographic growth, a partnership deal with Nike, and a new marketing strategy and loyalty programme. The stock “looks cheap” with a strong balance sheet and steady gross margins. $54

6. Shell (LSE: SHEL) & BP (LSE: BP)
Interactive Investor
BP’s and Shell’s shares recently rallied thanks to higher oil prices driven by sanctions on Russian oil, rising demand amid cold weather in the US and Europe, and a weaker pound. Concern endures over future demand for oil, decreased production, and complicated green transition plans. Both stocks are likely to remain volatile, yet they offer “attractive” yields. BP: 434p; Shell: 2,720p

The rest...

1. Gulf Marine Services (LSE: GMS)
Investors’ Chronicle
Gulf Marine Services, an operator of 13 advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels in the Middle East, has upgraded fiscal 2024 and 2025 earnings guidance thanks to higher daily hire rates and utilisation. This is supported by a $500m order book and contracts with major clients such as Saudi Aramco. Gulf plans to pay a dividend of about 30% of net profit once the debt-to-cash ratio is below 1.5 times. It has refinanced debt to deleverage the balance sheet debt and returned cash to shareholders. Buy (15p).

2. IMI (LSE: IMI)
The Telegraph
IMI expects to grow organic operating profit by 10% in fiscal 2024 thanks to the company’s diverse geographical exposure, rising profit margins, and cost cuts. The engineering firm is on a forward price/ earnings (p/e) ratio of 13.8 and has produced a 14% annualised rise in net profits over the last three years. Expected interest rate cuts should improve operating conditions while growing profits and sound finances provide scope for acquisitions, buybacks and dividend growth. The stock has returned 81% since March 2019, and further gains are on the cards. IMI is “good value”. Buy (1,822p).

3. Raspberry Pi (LSE: RPI)
The Times
Raspberry Pi, trading at 47 times expected earnings, has “one of the steepest valuations in the global semiconductor industry” and is at a premium to most sector-leading names. The microcomputer maker has grown earnings per share by an impressive 28% over the past three years, but analysts believe it needs a 42% rate over the next three to justify its price. Raspberry Pi’s business model is attractive, but buying more shares now appears inadvisable. Hold (47p).


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