{"id":244739,"date":"2025-11-05T05:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/244739\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T05:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:37:11","slug":"2-uk-stocks-i-think-could-seriously-outperform-with-ai-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/244739\/","title":{"rendered":"2 UK stocks I think could seriously outperform with AI adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Portfolio-refresh-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black woman using smartphone at home, watching stock charts.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Image source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Artificial intelligence. (AI) innovation and adoption continue to gain momentum. Across various sectors, companies are seeking to integrate it into their everyday activities to streamline operations and increase efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>When I examine different UK stocks, the ones that could benefit the most are likely to see share price gains. Here are two I\u2019ve spotted.<\/p>\n<p>A fresh stimulus<\/p>\n<p>First up is Ocado (<a class=\"tickerized-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.co.uk\/tickers\/lse-ocdo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LSE:OCDO<\/a>). I\u2019ve not been the biggest fan of the company, as continued losses have pushed the share price lower and lower. Over the past year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.co.uk\/investing-basics\/types-of-stocks\/investing-in-growth-stocks-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">growth stock<\/a> is down 37%. But my opinion\u2019s starting to change.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the share price performance, consider why the future could be much brighter. Ocado\u2019s pushing for growth outside of just the grocery division. The firm\u2019s robotic arms and reinforcement-learning systems are explicitly designed to cut labour costs, thanks to the AI models. The whole concept around customer fulfilment centres (CFCs) is that the use of technology can help third parties be more efficient and therefore more profitable by using Ocado\u2019s systems.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward, if AI continues to develop and Ocado can integrate this even deeper into its offer, I think it could help to make the company profitable. The firm\u2019s already leveraged AI to boost productivity (and reduce headcount in certain tech\/finance roles) as part of a cash-improvement initiative. This could result in higher revenue with lower costs.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of \u2018coulds\u2019 in there, of course and Ocado so far has been a big disappointment. In terms of risks, the company has faced slow progress in launching new sites and converting the pipeline to live CFCs. If more cases of missed or delayed rollouts happen, investors could lose patience.<\/p>\n<p>Already pushing ahead<\/p>\n<p>Another stock is Sage Group (<a class=\"tickerized-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.co.uk\/tickers\/lse-sge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LSE:SGE<\/a>). The UK software provider\u2019s already been utilising AI in its products for clients. One reason the share price is up 19% over the last year is due to this.<\/p>\n<p>When I look ahead, I think the stock could continue to do well. Sage is embedding AI agents (such as Copilot) into core workflows. The businesses that pay for this software will benefit from automation, including streamlined bookkeeping and enhanced compliance. Therefore, it should help Sage by having sticky clients and enabling them to justify higher subscription pricing.<\/p>\n<p>I believe that most of the SME market Sage targets haven\u2019t yet caught up to speed on the AI features on offer. This underpenetrated SME market (I\u2019m talking millions of businesses in target markets) represents a huge opportunity for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.co.uk\/investing-basics\/getting-started-in-investing\/foolish-investing-taking-the-long-term-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the coming years<\/a>. If it can tap into even a small portion of this market, the revenue uplift could be huge.<\/p>\n<p>One concern is increasing competition. Many FinTech or accounting platforms are embedding AI, so price competition could become a factor going forward.<\/p>\n<p>On balance, I think both UK stocks could do very well if AI integration and adoption continues at pace. Therefore, I think they\u2019re worth considering by investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image source: Getty Images Artificial intelligence. (AI) innovation and adoption continue to gain momentum. 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