U.K. Most Popular Stocks

Associated British Foods

Market Cap: UK£14.8b

Operates as a diversified food, ingredients, and retail company worldwide.

Legal & General Group

Market Cap: UK£14.2b

Provides various insurance products and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally.

Coca-Cola HBC

Market Cap: UK£14.0b

Engages in the production, sale, and distribution of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages under franchise in Switzerland, West Coast of Ireland, Central and Eastern Europe, Nigeria, and internationally.

InterContinental Hotels Group

Market Cap: UK£13.3b

Owns, manages, franchises, and leases hotels in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally.

Sage Group

Market Cap: UK£11.7b

Provides technology solutions and services for small and medium businesses in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Wise

Market Cap: UK£11.1b

Provides cross-border and domestic financial services for personal and business customers in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Asia-Pacific, North America, and internationally.

Halma

Market Cap: UK£11.0b

Together its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets in the United States, Mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally.

Informa

Market Cap: UK£10.2b

Operates as an international events, digital services, and academic research company in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, China, and internationally.

Admiral Group

Market Cap: UK£10.2b

A financial services company, provides insurance and personal lending products in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and the United States.

SEGRO

Market Cap: UK£9.5b

SEGRO is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris, and is a leading owner, manager and developer of modern warehouses and industrial property.

Smith & Nephew

Market Cap: UK£9.4b

Develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medical devices and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally.

Rentokil Initial

Market Cap: UK£8.8b

Provides route-based services in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and Pacific.

Fresnillo

Market Cap: UK£8.6b

Fresnillo plc mines, develops, and produces non-ferrous minerals in Mexico.

Severn Trent

Market Cap: UK£8.0b

Provides water and waste water services in the United Kingdom.

United Utilities Group

Market Cap: UK£7.8b

Provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom.

Pearson

Market Cap: UK£7.8b

Provides educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally.

Bunzl

Market Cap: UK£7.8b

Operates as a distribution and services company in the North America, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally.

Centrica

Market Cap: UK£7.6b

Operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally.

Marks and Spencer Group

Market Cap: UK£7.6b

Operates various retail stores.

Intertek Group

Market Cap: UK£7.5b

Provides quality assurance solutions to various industries in the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Australia, and internationally.

Smiths Group

Market Cap: UK£7.2b

Operates as an industrial technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.

Auto Trader Group

Market Cap: UK£7.0b

Operates in the digital automotive marketplace in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Barratt Redrow

Market Cap: UK£6.6b

Engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom.

Airtel Africa

Market Cap: UK£6.5b

Provides telecommunications and mobile money services in Nigeria, East Africa, and Francophone Africa.

J Sainsbury

Market Cap: UK£6.5b

Engages in the food, general merchandise and clothing retailing, and financial services activities in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

WPP

Market Cap: UK£6.4b

A creative transformation company, provides communications, experience, commerce, and technology services in North America, the United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe.

Phoenix Group Holdings

Market Cap: UK£6.3b

Operates in the long-term savings and retirement business in Europe.

Diploma

Market Cap: UK£6.3b

Supplies specialized technical products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and internationally.

Weir Group

Market Cap: UK£6.2b

Produces and sells highly engineered original equipment worldwide.

Melrose Industries

Market Cap: UK£6.0b

Designs and delivers aerospace components and systems for civil and defence markets in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally.

ConvaTec Group

Market Cap: UK£5.9b

Engages in the development, manufacturing, and sale of medical products, services and technologies in Europe, North America, and internationally.

St. James's Place

Market Cap: UK£5.9b

A publicly owned investment manager.

Intermediate Capital Group

Market Cap: UK£5.8b

A private equity firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments.

Rightmove

Market Cap: UK£5.8b

Operates digital property advertising and information portal in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Beazley

Market Cap: UK£5.7b

Provides risk insurance and reinsurance solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Schroders

Market Cap: UK£5.5b

A publicly owned investment manager.