It has been another busy week for many of Australia’s top brokers. This has led to the release of a number of broker notes.
Three broker buy ratings that you might want to know more about are summarised below. Here’s why brokers think these ASX shares are in the buy zone right now:
BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP)
According to a note out of Morgan Stanley, its analysts have retained their overweight rating and $56.00 price target on this mining giant’s shares. This follows news that the Big Australian’s CEO, Mike Henry, is stepping down after six and a half years in the role. He will be replaced by Brandon Craig on 1 July. Morgan Stanley believes that the appointment of Craig is signalling strategic continuity. The broker highlights that he has significant experience with BHP and has held various leadership roles across the group. This includes strengthening BHP’s position in copper and potash in the Americas region. In light of this, Morgan Stanley appears to see the change of leadership as low-risk and expects it to be supportive of execution across key growth projects. The BHP share price is trading at $47.55 on Friday.
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT)
A note out of Citi reveals that its analysts have retained their buy rating and $16.75 price target on this travel agent giant’s shares. The broker has been busy looking at travel data to better understand the impact the Middle East conflict is having on Flight Centre’s business. While it concedes that estimating the impact to its earnings is very complex, it appears confident it will be less than what the Flight Centre share price decline is implying. As a result, it sees the pullback as a buying opportunity for investors. The Flight Centre share price is fetching $11.51 at the time of writing.
REA Group Ltd (ASX: REA)
Another note out of Citi reveals that its analysts have retained their buy rating and $199.00 price target on this property listings company’s shares. The broker believes that the company’s higher-than-forecast price increases will offset any potential downside risk from listings softness caused by interest rate hikes and broad macro weakness. Citi notes that REA Group is expecting to increase prices by 8% to 10%, which is ahead of its 7% forecast. It also believes these strong price increases should ease concerns that competition from Domain could put pressure on pricing. The REA Group share price is trading at $158.65 this afternoon.
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