The UK stock market has performed robustly over the past year, with several companies standing out significantly. In this article, we will examine the top-performing large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks of 2024, dissected across four different market valuation categories.£5 BILLION+ MARKET CAPAfter a stellar 2023, aeronautical engineer Rolls-Royce (RR.) has once again rallied hard during 2024

Computacenter director offloads £13 million of stockMoonpig boss in £2.47 million saleMorgan Sindall CEO sells 449,080 sharesA person closely associated with Computacenter (CCC) non-executive director Peter Ogden sold 562,284 shares at £23.12 for a total value of £13 million on 30 October.These ordinary shares have been sold to trusts of which the beneficiaries are members of the Ogden family.

Profit seen 'materially' above budgetDemand for refurbished offices strongShares rally 14% to record highInvestors in construction and building services group Morgan Sindall (MGNS) had plenty of reasons to be cheerful after the firm raised its profit forecast for the year to December thanks to better-than-expected trading in its Fit-Out business.The shares ? a running Great Idea ? leapt 460p or 14

Morgan Sindall (MGNS)Price: £23.52Market Cap: £1.09 billionInfrastructure, affordable housing and urban regeneration group Morgan Sindall (MGNS) is a good example of a UK stock with an attractive growth rate selling at a discount not only to the market but also relative to its own history. The group?s construction arm is expert in physical infrastructure and complex regeneration projects, while

UK stocks look cheap on so many different valuation metrics, not just one or two, suggesting a robust, genuine investment opportunity is available to long-term investors. So why does nobody seem convinced?This article explores the scepticism surrounding the UK?s market?s attractive valuation and examines the underlying evidence to support it. Shares concludes UK stocks really are a compelling inve

Investors seeking to position portfolios for a rally in small and mid cap stocks should buy BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG), a fund with a strong long-run performance record trading at a 7.2% discount to net asset value (NAV), wider than the 4.7% 12-month average.The sell-off in quality growth stocks caused by rising interest rates has been a headwind for the portfolio, but Shares sees manager

Second half and full year to disappointWeak consumer confidence blamedFocus on Travis Perkins tomorrowBuilding materials group Marshalls (MSLH) delivered another bleak assessment of the UK market and warned its full-year results would be below previous expectations, sending its shares down as much as 10% to 248p. Shares in builders' merchant Travis Perkins (TPK), which is due to report inte

While there is much handwringing over the outlook for the new-build housing sector, it seems the rest of the UK construction industry is in rude health. That has helped construction to be one of the best performing sectors in the FTSE 350 index year-to-date, up 20%.The latest S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI survey - which tracks changes in the total volume of construction activity in the UK by

One way to reduce the risks associated with less forgiving markets is to ensure you buy companies at the right valuation. With this in mind Shares has conducted a screening exercise of the market to identify stocks which in our view are too cheap and therefore represent attractive investment opportunities.After running the numbers on discounted stocks with earnings momentum and firms which look ch

Construction and regeneration firm Morgan Sindall (MGNS) posted record profits for the first half of the year, showing further growth on last year which analysts already considered to be a 'step-change in performance'.With the office fit-out market accelerating, an elevated order book and strong cash-flow generation, we think the market is undervaluing the group's shares.Despite a tough operating

Interestingly, the biggest insider deals of the past fortnight have all been sales rather than purchases, which may or may not be telling us something about the mood in the market.The chairman and chief executive of Potters Bar-based social care housing specialist Caretech (CTH:AIM) each sold 750,000 shares at 620p at the start of August, netting £9.3 million between them.The sale, which comes ah

There is a common theme in the current wave of takeovers involving UK stocks, namely that many of the targets operate in the business-to-business space and provide products or services to other companies.Since the middle of July there have been more than half a dozen significant bids, most of which have been recommended by the boards of the target companies.Parker-Hannifin's bid for component make

The FTSE followed through on Tuesday's earnings-driven gains thanks to strong results from insurer Legal and General (LGEN) and record half year completions from housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (TW.), which lifted the whole sector.Asian markets bounced thanks largely to a recovery in technology stocks, including social media and gaming giant Tencent, which had been hit by intense regulatory scrutiny wh

The FTSE followed the lead of Asian markets and rallied in early trading on Wednesday aided by strong results from insurer Legal and General (LGEN) and record half year completions from housebuilder Taylor Wimpey (TW), which lifted the whole sector.Asian markets bounced thanks largely to a rebound in technology stocks, including social media and gaming giant Tencent, which had been hit by intense

Morgan Sindall (MGNS) £23.85Gain to date: 25.1%Original entry point: Buy at £19.06, 15 April 2021Construction and regeneration firm Morgan Sindall (MGNS) took us and the market by surprise last week with an unscheduled update announcing better than expected trading in its first half and that full year earnings would be 'significantly ahead' of its previous forecast.Shares jumped as much as 15% o

A surprise increase in US jobless claims raised some doubts about the recovery as the FTSE 100 surrendered its earlier modest gains to trade 0.4% lower at 6,968.30.In the US the S&P 500 was broadly unchanged by 4.30pm UK time.FTSE 250 construction firm Morgan Sindall (MGNS) was one of the day's big winners, surging 13.1% to £23.92 as it unveiled its fourth round of earnings upgrades in the last 1

The FTSE 100 had crept above the 7,000 mark by midday as investors awaited the latest update on monetary policy from the European Central Bank and jobless claims from the US later.FTSE 250 construction firm Morgan Sindall (MGNS) was one of the day's big winners, surging 12% to £23.68 as it unveiled its fourth round of earnings upgrades in the last 12 months.Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilev

Shares in construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall (MGNS) leapt 14% to a new all-time high of £24.10 after the firm posted a sharp increase in first half earnings and said its full-year results would be 'significantly ahead' of its previous expectations.In an unscheduled trading update, the firm said trading had been strong in the six months to June and the positive momentum across the

Two of the biggest director deals over the past week involve company founders at bus and train operator Stagecoach (SGC) and construction firm Morgan Sindall (MGNS) who have decided to sell down their stakes.Sir Brian Souter and his sister Dame Ann Gloag, who founded Stagecoach, have sold almost 11.6 million of their shares in the business.The siblings cut their holdings by the equivalent of a 2.1

Morgan Sindall (MGNS) £22.80Gain to date: 19.6%Original entry point: Buy at £19.06, 15 April 2021Recently added Great Idea Morgan Sindall (MGNS) is off to a flier as a trading update on 22 April saw the construction and regeneration specialist guide for full year performance 'significantly ahead' of expectations.According to the update which covered the first three months of 2021, the company sa