Best Momentum Leaders in the United Kingdom for 2026
Stocks with strong 12-1 month price momentum backed by solid fundamentals.
United Kingdom listings on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) report under IFRS, which makes their Quality and Health pillar inputs (interest coverage, current ratio) directly comparable to other developed markets. Universe filters apply a minimum 5p share price and £200M market cap.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 United Kingdom stocks by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SML.LSE | Strategic Minerals Plc | 62.5 |
| 2 | 0JDO.LSE | Iridium Communications Inc. | 60.2 |
| 3 | 0IR9.LSE | Fortinet Inc. | 67.1 |
| 4 | 0JG5.LSE | Bittium Oyj | 62.8 |
| 5 | 0QYL.LSE | Rambus Inc. | 60.0 |
| 6 | CGEO.LSE | Georgia Capital PLC | 64.4 |
| 7 | SEPL.LSE | Seplat Petroleum Development Company PLC | 61.9 |
| 8 | CFX.LSE | Colefax Group | 69.3 |
| 9 | 0KF5.LSE | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 63.5 |
| 10 | PCT.LSE | Polar Capital Technology Trust | 67.7 |
| 11 | 0QS9.LSE | eDreams ODIGEO S.A. | 61.6 |
| 12 | 0LEE.LSE | Teradata Corp. | 60.5 |
| 13 | GDP.LSE | Goldplat PLC | 69.5 |
| 14 | IOF.LSE | Iofina plc | 60.4 |
| 15 | 0JT5.LSE | Lam Research Corp. | 63.8 |
| 16 | MNL.LSE | Manchester and London Investment Trust plc | 67.5 |
| 17 | 0M6I.LSE | Heijmans NV | 65.1 |
| 18 | UTL.LSE | UIL Ltd | 67.5 |
| 19 | AOTI.LSE | AOTI Inc | 60.3 |
| 20 | 0R06.LSE | First Solar, Inc. | 60.6 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the United Kingdom; use the screener for the full ranked list.