Top 10 Large Cap Stocks Near 52-Week High in the UK — Top 50 List
Of the 62 large cap companies in the UK on PositoAI, 58 have a 52-week price range. First on the list is Intertek Group plc (at its 52-week high). None of the top 10 has an active red or yellow flag.
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| # | Company | Score | Price (INR / USD) |
From 52W High | Up from 52W Low |
Market Cap (INR Cr) / USD |
P/E | P/B | Owes vs Owns |
ROE | Div Yield |
Flag | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intertek Group plcITRK | 15,024 | ₹7,486.55£59.20 | At high | +68.2% | ₹1,14,915£9.09B | 28.9 | 8.56 | 0.73× | 29.9% | 2.79% | — | Industrials |
| 2 | United Utilities Group PLCUU | 13,351 | ₹1,913.37£15.13 | At high | +35.2% | ₹1,42,137£11.24B | 17.6 | 5.01 | 0.88× | 27.7% | 3.62% | — | Utilities |
| 3 | The Sage Group plcSGE | -12,550 | ₹1,505.53£11.90 | At high | +54.3% | ₹1,35,580£10.72B | 29.8 | 48.73 | 0.94× | 75.6% | 1.94% | — | Technology |
| 4 | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLCCCEP | 18,990 | ₹10,782.26$114.23 | −0.3% | +34.9% | ₹4,73,829$50.20B | 22.1 | 5.70 | 0.72× | 23.5% | 2.18% | — | Consumer Defensive |
| 5 | Pearson plcPSON | 19,305 | ₹1,733.79£13.71 | −1.3% | +56.7% | ₹1,04,213£8.24B | 27.4 | 2.46 | 0.47× | 9.2% | 1.88% | — | Communication Services |
| 6 | Marks and Spencer Group plcMKS | 18,586 | ₹534.18£4.22 | −1.6% | +40.3% | ₹1,10,520£8.74B | 35.2 | 2.86 | 0.68× | 7.8% | 1.00% | — | Consumer Cyclical |
| 7 | Shell plcSHEL | 19,890 | ₹4,917.48£38.89 | −2.3% | +52.3% | ₹27,97,485£221.21B | 11.5 | 1.64 | 0.52× | 14.3% | 2.96% | — | Energy |
| 8 | BP p.l.c.BP | 19,065 | ₹773.82£6.12 | −2.3% | +48.1% | ₹11,95,828£94.56B | 24.5 | 2.17 | 0.74× | 8.9% | 4.06% | — | Energy |
| 9 | Severn Trent PLCSVT | 12,444 | ₹4,099.90£32.42 | −2.8% | +36.2% | ₹1,23,847£9.79B | 26.4 | 5.42 | 0.90× | 20.5% | 3.92% | — | Utilities |
| 10 | Bunzl plcBNZL | 18,712 | ₹3,520.70£27.84 | −3.9% | +40.5% | ₹1,10,387£8.73B | 18.4 | 3.08 | 0.67× | 18.2% | 2.69% | — | Consumer Defensive |
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| 11 | Compass Group PLCCPG | 16,543 | ₹3,147.93$33.35 | −5.3% | +28.3% | ₹5,35,249$56.71B | 28.0 | 7.13 | 0.73× | 26.9% | 2.07% | — | Consumer Cyclical |
| 12 | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited CompanyWTW | 18,345 | ₹31,354.74$332.18 | −5.5% | +38.1% | ₹2,91,197$30.85B | 20.6 | 4.01 | 0.75× | 19.8% | 1.21% | — | Financial Services |
| 13 | InterContinental Hotels Group PLCIHG | -24,251 | ₹15,640.56$165.70 | −5.7% | +35.3% | ₹2,28,440$24.20B | 35.2 | -8.13 | 1.57× | — | 1.11% | — | Consumer Cyclical |
| 14 | Diageo plcDGE | 17,106 | ₹2,263.04£17.90 | −6.0% | +38.1% | ₹5,03,430£39.81B | 30.9 | 4.91 | 0.72× | 15.0% | 2.58% | — | Consumer Defensive |
| 15 | Admiral Group plcADM | 16,632 | ₹4,901.67£38.76 | −6.1% | +47.7% | ₹1,47,416£11.66B | 17.8 | 7.78 | 0.84× | 45.6% | 3.79% | — | Financial Services |
| 16 | Legal & General Group PlcLGEN | 8,423 | ₹377.11£2.98 | −6.3% | +37.3% | ₹2,01,682£15.95B | 27.1 | 6.02 | 1.00× | 27.0% | 7.28% | — | Financial Services |
| 17 | London Stock Exchange Group plcLSEG | 19,708 | ₹11,970.90£94.66 | −6.6% | +41.6% | ₹5,74,863£45.46B | 34.1 | 2.30 | 0.97× | 7.7% | 1.80% | — | Financial Services |
| 18 | NEXT plcNXT | 14,618 | ₹19,108.41£151.10 | −6.6% | +29.2% | ₹2,18,126£17.25B | 19.2 | 11.46 | 0.68× | 54.5% | 1.76% | — | Consumer Cyclical |
| 19 | Linde plcLIN | 17,623 | ₹48,173.30$510.36 | −6.9% | +31.6% | ₹22,20,693$235.27B | 32.9 | 6.02 | 0.54× | 18.4% | 1.28% | — | Basic Materials |
| 20 | J Sainsbury plcSBRY | 19,881 | ₹445.27£3.52 | −7.4% | +19.9% | ₹97,025£7.67B | 19.6 | 1.25 | 0.68× | 6.4% | 3.81% | — | Consumer Defensive |
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| 21 | SSE plcSSE | 19,732 | ₹3,242.49£25.64 | −7.4% | +39.1% | ₹3,93,885£31.15B | 24.4 | 1.99 | 0.54× | 9.7% | 2.68% | — | Utilities |
| 22 | Diploma PLCDPLM | 16,319 | ₹9,181.14£72.60 | −9.0% | +46.1% | ₹1,23,114£9.74B | 51.5 | 9.25 | 0.46× | 18.9% | 0.84% | — | Industrials |
| 23 | SEGRO PlcSGRO | 20,499 | ₹1,143.47£9.04 | −9.3% | +43.0% | ₹1,54,712£12.23B | 41.1 | 1.00 | 0.33× | 2.5% | 3.47% | — | Real Estate |
| 24 | Vodafone Group Public Limited CompanyVOD | 18,022 | ₹151.50£1.20 | −9.3% | +40.6% | ₹3,50,987£27.75B | Loss | 0.65 | 0.58× | 0.1% | 3.35% | — | Communication Services |
| 25 | Unilever PLCULVR | 15,899 | ₹6,292.12£49.76 | −10.2% | +36.5% | ₹13,55,032£107.15B | 13.5 | 7.89 | 0.76× | 31.9% | 3.42% | — | Consumer Defensive |
| 26 | Haleon plcHLN | 20,042 | ₹483.97£3.83 | −11.7% | +20.4% | ₹4,25,665£33.66B | 21.3 | 2.05 | 0.49× | 10.1% | 1.96% | — | Healthcare |
| 27 | Roivant Sciences Ltd.ROIV | 17,162 | ₹3,534.94$37.45 | −11.9% | +109.3% | ₹2,55,336$27.05B | Loss | 6.39 | 0.07× | -8.5% | 0 | — | Healthcare |
| 28 | Tesco PLCTSCO | 18,939 | ₹688.71£5.45 | −12.5% | +32.3% | ₹4,28,979£33.92B | 18.2 | 2.96 | 0.71× | 17.0% | 2.70% | — | Consumer Defensive |
| 29 | BT Group plcBT-A | 20,669 | ₹267.72£2.12 | −12.6% | +22.4% | ₹2,63,801£20.86B | 19.2 | 1.66 | 0.75× | 8.5% | 4.03% | — | Communication Services |
| 30 | National Grid plcNG | 19,707 | ₹1,547.90£12.24 | −14.3% | +11.6% | ₹7,78,112£61.53B | 18.5 | 1.57 | 0.64× | 8.4% | 4.01% | — | Utilities |
| 31 | RELX PLCREL | -6,621 | ₹3,829.27£30.28 | −14.4% | +52.1% | ₹6,65,112£52.59B | 24.2 | 42.48 | 0.92× | 131.9% | 2.32% | — | Industrials |
| 32 | Reckitt Benckiser Group plcRKT | 17,635 | ₹7,054.05£55.78 | −14.5% | +52.2% | ₹4,46,952£35.34B | 12.6 | 4.56 | 0.69× | 48.0% | 3.99% | — | Consumer Defensive |
| 33 | Informa plcINF | 20,174 | ₹1,074.17£8.49 | −15.1% | +18.1% | ₹1,45,937£11.54B | 50.0 | 2.03 | 0.49× | 4.5% | 2.64% | — | Communication Services |
| 34 | HSBC Holdings plc0005 | 19,662 | ₹1,732.41HK$144.00 | −15.1% | +42.3% | ₹29,62,407HK$2.46T | 13.3 | 1.60 | 0.94× | 13.1% | 4.02% | — | Financial Services |
| 35 | GSK plcGSK | 18,622 | ₹2,420.48£19.14 | −16.1% | +20.2% | ₹9,69,895£76.69B | 16.2 | 4.35 | 0.72× | 33.4% | 3.64% | — | Healthcare |
| 36 | Standard Chartered PLCSTAN | 19,344 | ₹2,505.21£19.81 | −16.2% | +42.9% | ₹5,43,752£43.00B | 12.5 | 1.04 | 0.94× | 9.8% | 2.50% | — | Financial Services |
| 37 | British American Tobacco p.l.c.BATS | 20,363 | ₹5,661.71£44.77 | −16.6% | +18.2% | ₹12,17,507£96.27B | 15.4 | 1.99 | 0.55× | 13.4% | 5.59% | — | Consumer Defensive |
| 38 | International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.IAG | 20,154 | ₹517.36£4.09 | −17.0% | +23.0% | ₹2,25,512£17.83B | 7.2 | 2.46 | 0.81× | 42.1% | 2.03% | — | Industrials |
| 39 | TechnipFMC plcFTI | 17,508 | ₹6,307.19$66.82 | −17.2% | +75.2% | ₹2,47,345$26.20B | 23.3 | 8.01 | 0.68× | 35.8% | 0.29% | — | Energy |
| 40 | AstraZeneca PLCAZN | 18,527 | ₹16,414.77£129.80 | −17.5% | +31.2% | ₹25,45,776£201.31B | 26.0 | 5.36 | 0.57× | 22.0% | 1.89% | — | Healthcare |
| 41 | Associated British Foods plcABF | 23,401 | ₹2,443.25£19.32 | −18.1% | +11.7% | ₹1,70,789£13.51B | 14.5 | 1.18 | 0.41× | 8.4% | 3.28% | — | Consumer Defensive |
| 42 | BAE Systems plcBA | 18,889 | ₹2,441.35£19.30 | −18.2% | +26.3% | ₹7,14,244£56.48B | 27.6 | 4.56 | 0.69× | 18.6% | 1.88% | — | Industrials |
| 43 | Lloyds Banking Group plcLLOY | 19,303 | ₹126.97£1.00 | −18.4% | +20.2% | ₹7,27,975£57.56B | 12.6 | 1.22 | 0.95× | 11.3% | 3.88% | — | Financial Services |
| 44 | NatWest Group plcNWG | 19,729 | ₹798.99£6.32 | −19.8% | +25.3% | ₹6,32,676£50.03B | 8.4 | 1.14 | 0.94× | 14.8% | 5.40% | — | Financial Services |
| 45 | CNH Industrial N.V.CNH | 18,596 | ₹1,093.05$11.58 | −19.9% | +28.7% | ₹1,75,779$18.62B | 46.3 | 2.40 | 0.81× | 3.9% | 0.87% | — | Industrials |
| 46 | Smith & Nephew plcSN | 20,082 | ₹1,434.08£11.34 | −20.5% | +15.7% | ₹1,20,037£9.49B | 20.6 | 2.40 | 0.49× | 11.8% | 2.71% | — | Healthcare |
| 47 | Rolls-Royce Holdings plcRR | 2,322 | ₹1,592.92£12.60 | −20.6% | +27.2% | ₹13,10,156£103.60B | 35.0 | 36.31 | 0.93× | 114.5% | 0.90% | — | Industrials |
| 48 | Imperial Brands PLCIMB | 17,103 | ₹3,601.64£28.48 | −21.6% | +18.3% | ₹2,70,192£21.37B | 13.4 | 5.30 | 0.84× | 37.1% | 5.88% | — | Consumer Defensive |
| 49 | Barclays PLCBARC | 19,022 | ₹517.80£4.09 | −23.9% | +13.3% | ₹6,90,298£54.59B | 8.5 | 0.69 | 0.95× | 10.1% | 2.74% | — | Financial Services |
| 50 | Endeavour Mining plcEDV | 20,542 | ₹5,006.63£39.59 | −26.8% | +36.5% | ₹1,20,672£9.54B | 15.6 | 3.79 | 0.43× | 31.3% | 3.49% | — | Basic Materials |
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Questions
Which large cap companies in the UK have a share price closest to their 52-week high?
The first five on PositoAI's list are Intertek Group plc (at its 52-week high), United Utilities Group PLC (at its 52-week high), The Sage Group plc (at its 52-week high), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (0.3% below its 52-week high), Pearson plc (1.3% below its 52-week high).
How many large cap companies in the UK have a 52-week price range?
58 of the 62 large cap companies in the UK on PositoAI have a 52-week price range; this page shows the top 50.
How is this list made?
Companies ordered by how close the share price is to its highest price of the past 52 weeks, closest first. The list is updated every day from PositoAI's data.
What counts as a large cap stock in the UK?
For companies in United Kingdom, PositoAI uses the same dollar bands as for the US: large cap means a market value above $10 billion, mid cap $2–10 billion and small cap $300 million to $2 billion.
What is the 52-week high and low?
The highest and lowest share price of the past 52 weeks (one year). Being near the low or the high says where the price stands in that range, not whether the company is good or bad.
Companies ordered by how close the share price is to its highest price of the past 52 weeks, closest first. Score is the Positivity Score; Owes vs Owns is everything a company owes compared with everything it owns (what each figure means); ⚑ marks an active red or yellow flag. All top lists for United Kingdom. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.