• Buy, hold, sell: Wildcat Resources, Ramsay Health Care, CBA shares

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    S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares are down 0.2% to 8,769.2 points on Tuesday.

    4DMedical Ltd (ASX: 4DX) shares are the fastest risers of the ASX 200 today, up 4.7%.

    Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd (ASX: VUL) shares are the biggest fallers, down 8.5%.

    Meanwhile, on The Bull this week, three experts share their ratings and insights on three ASX shares.

    Wildcat Resources Ltd (ASX: WC8)

    The Wildcat share price is 24 cents, down 1.2% today and up 15% over 12 months. 

    Tom Fairchild from Lazarus Capital Partners has a buy rating on this ASX lithium share. 

    Fairchild said: 

    This developer is fast-tracking the Tabba Tabba lithium project near Port Hedland in Western Australia. The project is located near some of the world’s largest lithium mines.

    Macro tailwinds help drive the company’s investment case. Electric vehicles and fast growing industrial battery storage drive lithium demand. Australia is the world’s largest lithium producer, and the Federal Government offers incentives to grow critical minerals projects.

    Tabba Tabba hosts 74.1 million tonnes at 1 per cent lithium oxide. A definitive feasibility study is well advanced. Wildcat is drilling the nearby Bolt Cutter lithium discovery and is well funded.

    Ramsay Health Care Ltd (ASX: RHC)

    The Ramsay Health Care share price is $54.58, up 1% today and up 71% over 12 months. 

    Blake Halligan from Gray Perry Wealth Advisers has a hold rating on this ASX 200 healthcare share. 

    Halligan said: 

    Ramsay Health Care is one of the largest private hospital operators in Australia, with additional operations in the UK and Europe.

    Revenue increased 4.2 per cent in constant currency in full year 2006 when compared to the prior corresponding period. Underlying earnings before interest and tax were up 11.8 per cent, supported by improved activity, theatre utilisation and higher margins.

    Management expects further revenue growth and margin improvement in full year 2027.

    Ramsay’s scale and exposure to growing health care demand support its longer term outlook.

    However, labour cost pressures and a strong share price rise following the full year results reduce the margin of safety.

    Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA)

    The Commonwealth Bank of Australia share price is $151.41, up 0.3% today and down 8% over 12 months. 

    Philippe Bui from Medallion Financial Group has a sell rating on CBA shares.

    He explained: 

    This bank delivered another strong result in full year 2026. The company posted cash profit of $10.982 billion in full year 2026, up 7 per cent on the prior corresponding period. The full year dividend of $5.05, fully franked, was up 4 per cent.

    CBA’s scale, customer franchise and technology investment underpin the company’s quality. Nevertheless, we believe the valuation leaves insufficient room for disappointment.

    Mortgage competition, operating costs and the potential for credit losses to normalise remain risks.

    We favour taking profits and re-allocating capital to other companies where earnings growth and income offer a more compelling prospective return.

    The post Buy, hold, sell: Wildcat Resources, Ramsay Health Care, CBA shares appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia.

    Should you invest $1,000 in Wildcat Resources right now?

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  • ANZ shares rebound 12% from a 52-week low: Buy, hold, or sell?

    A young boy sits on top of a big rubber bouncing ball with handles as he smiles a toothless grin at the camera and bounces above the ground in a grassy field with a blue sky.

    ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: ANZ) shares are almost flat in early morning trade on Tuesday, at $37.88 a piece.

    The shares have now rebounded around 12% from an annual low, recorded in early June. 

    The June share price dip was the result of a combination of macroeconomic headwinds, including geopolitical volatility, and a sharp crash in global commodity prices. 

    Many investors became more concerned about the implications on Australia’s inflation rate, and any consequential interest rate increases. These concerns created market-wide selling pressure.

    But thanks to the latest rebound, the shares are now up 4% year to date and 5% higher than this time last year.

    Why are ANZ shares rebounding?

    Again, it’s down to a combination of factors. 

    The ASX bank shares have climbed higher off the back of a solid third-quarter FY26 result, progress of its Suncorp Bank Ltd (ASX: SUN) integration plans, and a general investor rotation away from other ASX bank shares.

    As part of its latest trading update in mid-August, ANZ posted a $1.90 billion cash profit, up 1% compared to the first quarter of FY26.

    Excluding a provision relating to a New Zealand class action, ANZ’s cash profit increased 5% to $1.98 billion for the quarter.

    The company’s Business and Private Banking lending climbed an impressive 4% over the quarter, while net interest income from its core banking operations increased 2%.

    Operating expenses also fell 3% (excluding the legal provisions), with management set on achieving a 5% reduction in annual costs.

    At the time, ANZ also confirmed that its Suncorp integration is on track, with customer migration scheduled for completion by June 2027. ANZ said it expects the integration to deliver approximately $500 million in annual pre-tax cost savings by FY29.

    Meanwhile, higher inflation, interest rate concerns, and a declining property market have put pressure on retail-mortgage-focused banks like Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA).

    Of Australia’s big four major banks, ANZ has the smallest exposure to the Australian residential home loan market. Its skew towards business banking exposure means it is often viewed as an attractive alternative to some of its peers. 

    The bank is structurally less sensitive to domestic property market headwinds, including higher inflation and interest rate increases. However, it isn’t completely immune. 

    Are ANZ shares a buy, sell, or hold now?

    It looks like sentiment about the outlook for ANZ shares is mixed.

    On Market Index data, the majority of brokers have a hold rating on the bank shares. But the $36.05 target price now implies around a 5% downside ahead, at the time of writing.

    Again on TradingView, the experts are divided. The majority (seven out of 16) have a hold rating on the shares, but another six rate the shares as a buy/strong buy, and three more rate the shares as a sell/strong sell.

    The same $36.05 target price implies a downside of around 5%, at the time of writing.

    However, the difference between the minimum and maximum target prices is huge. Some think the shares could climb 8% to $41 a piece over the next 12 months. Meanwhile, others tip the shares to fall by up to 35%, to just $24.82 apiece at the time of writing.

    The post ANZ shares rebound 12% from a 52-week low: Buy, hold, or sell? appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia.

    Should you invest $1,000 in Anz Group right now?

    Before you buy Anz Group shares, consider this:

    Motley Fool investing expert Scott Phillips just revealed what he believes are the 5 best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Anz Group wasn’t one of them.

    The online investing service he’s run for over a decade, Motley Fool Share Advisor, has provided thousands of paying members with stock picks that have doubled, tripled or even more.*

    And right now, Scott thinks there are 5 stocks that may be better buys…

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  • A rare buying opportunity in 1 of Australia’s top shares?

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    The Temple & Webster Group Ltd (ASX: TPW) share price has fallen by a huge amount, it’s down by around 80% in the past year, as the chart below shows. I think the opportunity on offer makes it one of Australia’s top shares.

    It’s rare for a growing business to fall by that much. Temple & Webster’s revenue may not grow in FY27, but it has a long history of delivering growth.

    The current economic environment is tough for households, but I think it’s a rare situation and the decline could be a great time to take advantage.

    Let’s run through why I think it’s a strong long-term buy today.

    Great revenue opportunity

    In its FY26 presentation, the company highlighted that the Australian furniture and homewares market is approximately $19 billion.

    Adoption of online shopping has grown significantly since 2019. Over time, I expect Australia’s e-commerce rate to increase towards what’s seen in the UK and the US, which could help Temple & Webster’s market share.

    At the latest measurement, Temple & Webster’s market share in Australian furniture and homewares reached 2.9%.

    The company sells hundreds of thousands of products and more than half of its revenue is from exclusive products, with 83% of the top 500 selling products in FY26 being exclusive.

    Temple & Webster regularly expands its private label range, giving the company more scope to capture more of the value of the sale. Currently, most products ship directly from suppliers to customers, giving Temple & Webster a capital-light business model and, in my view, making it one of Australia’s top shares.

    Higher profit margins expected

    In the coming years, I’m expecting the business to deliver rising profit margins.

    The company is targeting $33 million to $40 million of operating profit (EBITDA) in FY27, while retaining flexibility to use its ‘delivered margin’ and marketing “levers” to respond to market conditions and drive revenue growth.

    FY26’s EBITDA margin was 3.3%. The company expects the EBITDA margin to rise to between 5% to 6% in FY27 and reach at least 15% in the long-term.

    To achieve that higher profit margin in the longer-term, it expects to achieve a delivered margin of more than 33% (it was 30.2% in FY26), a delivered margin after marketing costs of more than 22% (15% in FY26) and a contribution margin of more than 20% (13.4% in FY26).

    If margins keep climbing towards those numbers, I think the company will go some way to justifying itself as one of Australia’s top shares.

    Initiatives that should help include a lower fixed cost as a percentage of revenue (thanks to revenue growth), a company-wide approach to AI adoption to boost revenue and lower costs, and an ongoing review of potential cost savings or improved efficiencies.

    Additional growth avenues

    The third reason to like this business as one of Australia’s top shares is because of the company has found ways to expand its growth potential with additional revenue streams from home improvement, trade and commercial, and New Zealand sales.

    In FY26, its home improvement segment saw revenue growth of 39% to $59 million, trade and commercial grew revenue by 16% to $56 million and New Zealand delivered approximately $3 million of revenue in its first eight months (running at a contribution breakeven level).

    I don’t know what FY27 holds for those three segments, but I think the long-term looks very promising, particularly for home improvement with how there isn’t a dominant player in that retail sector.

    I think it looks cheap now after falling about 80% over the past year, at the time of writing. I’d be very happy to buy Temple & Webster shares.

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    Should you invest $1,000 in Temple & Webster Group right now?

    Before you buy Temple & Webster Group shares, consider this:

    Motley Fool investing expert Scott Phillips just revealed what he believes are the 5 best stocks for investors to buy right now… and Temple & Webster Group wasn’t one of them.

    The online investing service he’s run for over a decade, Motley Fool Share Advisor, has provided thousands of paying members with stock picks that have doubled, tripled or even more.*

    And right now, Scott thinks there are 5 stocks that may be better buys…

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    Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has positions in Temple & Webster Group. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Temple & Webster Group. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Temple & Webster Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.