UK Penny Stocks To Watch In February 2025

The UK market has been experiencing some turbulence, with the FTSE 100 index recently closing lower due to weak trade data from China impacting global sentiment. In such a climate, investors often look for opportunities that offer potential value amidst uncertainty. Penny stocks, though an older term, still capture the essence of smaller or less-established companies that may provide unexpected value when backed by strong financials and growth prospects.

Top 10 Penny Stocks In The United Kingdom

Name	Share Price	Market Cap	Financial Health Rating
Tristel (AIM:TSTL)	£3.65	£178.85M	★★★★★★
Polar Capital Holdings (AIM:POLR)	£4.89	£482.95M	★★★★★★
ME Group International (LSE:MEGP)	£2.145	£806.38M	★★★★★★
Begbies Traynor Group (AIM:BEG)	£0.93	£148.21M	★★★★★★
Secure Trust Bank (LSE:STB)	£4.25	£83.91M	★★★★☆☆
Next 15 Group (AIM:NFG)	£3.205	£337.16M	★★★★☆☆
Van Elle Holdings (AIM:VANL)	£0.37	£40.9M	★★★★★★
QinetiQ Group (LSE:QQ.)	£3.716	£2.08B	★★★★★☆
Stelrad Group (LSE:SRAD)	£1.445	£182.11M	★★★★★☆
Helios Underwriting (AIM:HUW)	£2.17	£154.1M	★★★★★☆

Click here to see the full list of 444 stocks from our UK Penny Stocks screener.

Here we highlight a subset of our preferred stocks from the screener.

Fonix (AIM:FNX)

Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★★

Overview: Fonix Plc offers mobile payments, messaging, and managed services to sectors such as media, charity, gaming, e-mobility, and other digital service businesses in the United Kingdom with a market cap of £215.49 million.

Operations: The company generates revenue of £76.09 million from facilitating mobile payments and messaging.

Market Cap: £215.49M

Fonix Plc, with a market cap of £215.49 million, has demonstrated strong financial health and growth potential. The company is debt-free and boasts high-quality earnings, with a notable Return on Equity of 99.2%. Earnings have grown by 20.7% over the past year, surpassing both its five-year average growth rate and industry benchmarks. Fonix's short-term assets significantly exceed both short- and long-term liabilities, indicating robust liquidity management. Recently, Fonix announced a special dividend of 3 pence per share for the six months ended December 2024, reflecting confidence in its cash flow stability and shareholder value commitment.

• Unlock comprehensive insights into our analysis of Fonix stock in this financial health report.
• Learn about Fonix's future growth trajectory here.

Tanfield Group (AIM:TAN)

Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Tanfield Group PLC is an investment company with a market cap of £5.39 million, holding a 49% interest in Snorkel International Holdings LLC, which manufactures various aerial lifts such as diesel and electric scissor lifts, mast lifts, telescopic boom lifts, and articulating booms.

Operations: Tanfield Group PLC does not report any revenue segments.

Market Cap: £5.39M

Tanfield Group, with a market cap of £5.39 million, is an investment company holding a 49% stake in Snorkel International Holdings LLC. Despite being pre-revenue and unprofitable, Tanfield has reduced its losses over the past five years by nearly 45% annually. The company benefits from having no debt and its short-term assets of £3.4 million comfortably cover short-term liabilities of £50,000. However, the stock exhibits high volatility and lacks sufficient data to assess management experience or cash runway stability. Shareholders have not faced significant dilution in the past year.

• Click to explore a detailed breakdown of our findings in Tanfield Group's financial health report.
• Evaluate Tanfield Group's historical performance by accessing our past performance report.

Vertu Motors (AIM:VTU)

Simply Wall St Financial Health Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: Vertu Motors plc is an automotive retailer operating in the United Kingdom with a market cap of £172.56 million.

Operations: The company generates revenue from its Retail - Gasoline & Auto Dealers segment, amounting to £4.79 billion.

Market Cap: £172.56M

Vertu Motors, with a market cap of £172.56 million, operates in the automotive retail sector and reported revenue of £4.79 billion. The company experienced a significant one-off loss of £66.2 million impacting recent financial results, and its profit margins have declined to 0.4% from 0.6%. Despite this setback, Vertu's short-term assets (£919 million) exceed both its short-term (£887.1 million) and long-term liabilities (£223.4 million). The debt-to-equity ratio has increased over five years but remains satisfactory at 23.1%. Recent board changes include the appointment of Amanda Jane Cox as an independent Non-Executive Director.

• Take a closer look at Vertu Motors' potential here in our financial health report.
• Understand Vertu Motors' earnings outlook by examining our growth report.

Summing It All Up

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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