Which FTSE100 shares have the best chance of taking the lead in the index by the end of 2025? I think the chances for these three are good.

BP (LSE: BP.) is among the top 10 buys on the FTSE 100 Hargreaves Lansdown lately and I think I understand why.

Yes, the world must finally turn away from fossil fuels. And yes, investments in renewable energy can prove profitable in the long run if we find the right ones.

However, I see a change in mood – interest in shares of companies from the field of alternative energy sources is slightly weakening. There is also a growing feeling that large oil can still provide huge profits for a few more years.

BP’s low valuation

BP’s share price fell in 2024, but has already started to rise. Why? Maybe because investors are looking beyond the expected earnings decline in 2024 and the projected 2025 price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just eight?

Oh, and the dividend yield on the cards is 5.6%.

The return of Vodaphone?

After falling 55% in five years, can Vodafon (LSE: VOD) kick into high gear in 2025? I see a very large chance for this.

I think it may all depend on the results for the year ending March 2025, which will be released in May. We all know that the dividend should be cut in half from last year’s dividend.

This is part of CEO Margherita Della Valle’s plans to revive the company, founded in 2023. The 2024 dividend was the last dividend at the venerable rate.

Despite this, given the fall in Vodafone’s share price since then, we have already returned to the projected profitability of 8.5% this year.

Show us the results

Will the full-year update show the results of the company’s reshuffles and provide certainty about the dividend in the future?

I think a possible revival in 2025 may depend on this.

Sports bounce?

JD Sports Fashion (LSE: JD.) was one of the worst performers on the FTSE 100 in 2024, losing more than 70% after the 2023 trading season fell compact of expectations.

But things have started to improve a bit this year, and we’re looking forward to holiday numbers in 2024.

One of my colleagues from A motley fool I recently talked about well visiting at JD. So I went to the local branch and sure enough, there were a lot of people there.

Current fundamentals may not make JD look like a flashy buy, not with a forward P/E ratio of 12 and only a 1% dividend yield. But that’s after a hard 2024. Analysts expect the P/E ratio to drop to around 7.3 in 2025-26.

Monitor your recovery

If it looks like JD can meet these projections, I wonder if it could even become a takeover target in 2025? I would never buy based on this hope. Always be careful with predictions. Oh, and retail could still have a tough year.

But JD Sports is one of my top recovery candidates to consider in 2025.

Eyes peeled

Will I buy one of these myself? I’m not sure yet.

I really think they all have a good chance of being at the top in 2025. But I want to get a better idea of ​​where I think they can go first in the next five years.