If you’re interested in gaining some exposure to the healthcare sector, then you may want to look at Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW) shares.

It is the latest addition to the Goldman Sachs conviction list with a buy rating and $2.56 price target.

This implies potential upside of ~15.5% for Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT shares over the next 12 months.

And with Goldman forecasting an attractive 3.3% dividend yield, the potential return stretches to almost 19%.

What is the Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT?

Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT owns a portfolio of healthcare and wellness assets predominantly on the eastern seaboard states.

Goldman Sachs believes it provides a good mix of defence plus offense given the external growth runway. In respect to defence, the broker notes that it has a weighted average lease expiry of ~9.4 years and strong tenant covenants in sub-sectors that are majority government-backed.

Whereas on the offense, the broker notes that the healthcare real estate sector in Australia is in its infancy, providing scope for a large runway for growth through acquisitions and ground up development.

Another reason Goldman is positive is its exposure to sub-sector mega trends.

It commented: “We believe the opportunity set for healthcare related assets is expansive and is underpinned by key mega trends within Australia: 1) Australia’s ageing population, 2) growing government expenditure, 3) technological improvements, and 4) the increasing consumption of health-related services. The company estimates an additional ~A$87bn of investment into healthcare property will be needed over the next 20 years, adding to the current ~A$218bn asset base.”

“We initiate coverage with a Buy (add to CL), given HCW’s strong balance sheet, attractive industry fundamentals and runway for external growth in its portfolio,” it concluded.

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Last week saw a number of broker notes hitting the wires once again. Three buy ratings that investors might want to be aware of are summarised below.

Here’s why brokers think investors ought to buy them next week:

GUD Holdings Limited (ASX: GUD)

According to a note out of Citi, its analysts have retained their buy rating and lifted their price target on this diversified products company’s shares to $15.70. The broker sees strategic value in GUD’s plan to acquire Auto Pacific Group. Citi notes that it provides exposure to the 4×4 growth sector and geographic diversity. The broker has upgraded its earnings per share estimates for FY 2023 and FY 2024 materially to reflect the deal. So much so, the broker estimates that GUD trades at 10x FY 2024 earnings. The GUD share price ended the week at $11.10.

Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO)

Another note out of Citi reveals that its analysts have retained their buy rating and $115.00 price target on this mining giant’s shares. Citi continues to have a preference for Rio Tinto among the larger miners. This is due partly to its exposure to green aluminium. It highlights that Rio Tinto’s hydro powered Canadian smelters emit <4t CO2/t of production versus industry average of 11.5t. It expects this to provide a competitive advantage over peers as markets start to price carbon costs into valuations. It also notes that the company is looking to commercialise the ELYSIS smelting process to further reduce carbon intensity in the aluminium value chain. The Rio Tinto share price was fetching $95.52 at Friday’s close.

Superloop Ltd (ASX: SLC)

Analysts at Morgan Stanley have upgraded this telco’s shares to an overweight rating with a $1.45 price target. The broker believes Superloop is a turnaround story following a period of divestments and balance sheet repair. In addition, it notes that the company is aiming to double its revenue share in the telco market in the coming years. Morgan Stanley believes this is achievable thanks partly to its fibre network. The Superloop share price ended the week at $1.26.

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The Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price is not having a strong start to the festive season.

In the first few days of the month, Zip has dropped more than 6%. Over the past month the Zip share price has plunged 22%.

In-fact, it has been a steady decline for Zip since 20 October 2021 – it has fallen by 32%.

What’s happening to the Zip share price?

After hitting a high of almost $14 earlier this year, it has dropped by more than two thirds.

The business has continued to report growth. Only sellers would know why they are accepting a much lower price than earlier this year.

Some brokers are seeing some negative impacts for Zip.

For example, Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) analysts note that both US and Australian growth rates were slowing down, with the US possibly affected by Zip rebranding from Quadpay to Zip. The three months to 31 December 2021 will be telling for ongoing growth considering it includes the important trading periods like Christmas, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

UBS referred to the recent Payments System Board comments on buy now, pay later surcharges. The board said:

The Board has also concluded that it would be in the public interest for ‘buy now, pay later’ providers to remove their no-surcharge rules, consistent with the Board’s longstanding position on such rules. Given the complexity of the regulatory issues, the Bank will continue engaging with the Treasury on regulatory approaches.

The broker thinks this is a bad thing for the Zip share price.

Recent growth

Despite those negatives, Zip does continue to report a high level of growth.

For the three months to September 2021, quarterly revenue grew 89% year on year to $136.8 million on the back of transaction volume growth of 101% year on year to $1.9 billion.

Customer numbers grew 82% to 8 million and merchants on the platform jumped 71% to 55,200.

The business continues to seek international growth through acquisitions. One of its latest moves is expansion into India with an investment in ZestMoney.

ZestMoney is one of the largest and fastest growing buy now, pay later platforms in India with more than 11 million registered users, more than 10,000 online merchants and a presence in 75,000 physical stores.

Zip also reported that in Australia its arrears went from 0.91% at 30 September 2020 to 1.87% at 30 September 2021.

As well as India, it’s now looking to expand in Mexico, Canada and the Middle East.

Is the Zip share price good value?

Both Macquarie and UBS rate Zip as a sell. But the Zip share price has fallen so much that their price targets of $5.70 and $5.40 are both more than 10% higher than where it is now.

Other broker price targets from different price targets imply a high level of potential growth. For example, Morgans has a price target of $8.56, which is more than 70% higher than today.

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The Insurance Australia Group Ltd (ASX: IAG) share price edged lower in November, striking pain again for shareholders.

The company kept relatively quiet over the month with the last price-sensitive release coming at the beginning of November.

The insurance giant’s shares travelled around 8% lower for the month. However, on Friday, the company clawed back some of those losses to post a 1.59% gain. As at market close on Friday, the IAG share price is $4.47.

What’s the latest with IAG?

With the company not making any new announcements since its trading update, investors have continued to weigh down IAG shares.

The company revealed that it is expecting a significant rise in net natural perils claim costs for FY22. Severe storm and hail activity experienced in South Australia and Victoria during October were being blamed for the increased costs.

In total, net natural perils claim costs for the current financial year is forecast to be around $1,045 million. This is a hefty amount from the company’s previous estimates of $765 million. It is worth noting that this includes $510 million for perils events for the remainder of the financial year.

The seasonally unexpected claims made year to date has forced IAG to downgrade its FY22 insurance margin guidance.

As such the company is forecasting an insurance margin guidance range of between 10% to 12%. Previously, the insurance margin level stood in the 13.5% to 15.5% range. Inflationary pressure on claims costs in the company’s motor and home portfolios were partly offset by lower vehicle claims.

Undoubtedly, the concerning update affected IAG shares, falling 7% on the day of the release alone. And since 9 November, its shares have mostly featured in the red, with a number of days recording consecutive losses.

While still trying to navigate its way through the tough trading conditions, IAG shares at trading at near multi-year lows.

IAG share price recap

Over the last 12 months, the IAG share price has lost around 15%, with year to date down 5%. The company’s shares have fallen 60% since July 2019, with heavy losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Based on today’s price, IAG presides a market capitalisation of roughly $10.84 billion, with approximately 2.47 billion shares on issue.

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