Today saw the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) break its four-day winning streak following an earnings shocker on Wall Street last night. Australia’s share market barometer — the benchmark index — slipped 0.87% lower to 6,785.7 points.

Leading the market lower on the final day of trade this week were the big names of the materials sector. Of those, Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) and Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) were the worst hit, both taking more than 6% worth of skin off their noses amid tumbling iron ore prices.

Similarly, the tech section of the ASX 200 tripped over and went for a roll lower. Investors looked to sell down their holdings in various tech companies after US tech stalwarts Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) were dealt disastrous blows to their valuations.

With all of those negative vibes, let’s take a refreshing glance at the portion of the ASX that rocked it today.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

Finishing the week in style, the Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX: QUB) share price took out the top spot as the best-performing share in the ASX 200. This follows the release of the logistic services company’s FY23 trading update and outlook yesterday.

Meanwhile, it appeared to be a positive day for the ‘groups’ of the ASX on Friday — many of which operate in the real estate sector.

Today’s biggest gains were made by these shares:

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Qube Holdings Ltd (ASX: QUB)	$2.69	5.08%
Vicinity Centres (ASX: VCX)	$1.95	4.28%
Ramelius Resources Limited (ASX: RMS)	$0.74	4.23%
Scentre Group (ASX: SCG)	$2.88	3.97%
Lendlease Group (ASX: LLC)	$8.78	3.91%
APA Group (ASX: APA)	$10.42	2.86%
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP)	$62.08	2.73%
Arena REIT (ASX: ARF)	$3.83	2.68%
Home Consortium Ltd (ASX: HMC)	$4.45	2.30%
Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR)	$2.00	2.30%

Our top 10 shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to let you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the weekday market closes to see which stocks make the countdown.

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One of the top five best-performing ASX shares of 2022 is a lithium explorer yet to produce a single gram of the commodity.

But this isn’t unusual. The share market is forward-looking and investors tend to make decisions based on the future prospects of younger companies in hot sectors like lithium mining.

What’s the hottest lithium stock on the market today?

For now, investors are just loving Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO). Its share price is up around 130% in the year to date. Investors are clearly excited about its future.

Like all ASX lithium shares, Core Lithium is benefiting from a record lithium carbonate price. It may not be producing any as yet, but it’s reportedly only months off first production at its Finniss Lithium Project in the Northern Territory.

For now, Wilsons equity strategist Rob Crookston is bullish on lithium shares but sceptical about non-producers.

Crookston writes on Livewire:

We prefer lithium miners, like Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE), who are currently producing lithium. We are more sceptical about the small-cap non-producers. We believe there is more exuberance in the non-producers, and valuations may have overshot fair value.

While Crookston does not refer to any specific non-producers, you can understand his logic, right?

The price of lithium carbonate hit a new record high this month at US$77,767.49 per tonne. It just keeps on setting new benchmarks as demand for electric vehicles around the world continues to surge.

So, of course, it makes sense that companies who are already getting lithium out of the ground and taking it to market right now are best placed to capitalise on the record commodity price.

Wilsons team likes Allkem best

Allkem is the Wilsons team’s preferred ASX lithium share. Crookston explains:

AKE is one of the world’s top 5 lithium producers, with operations in brine, spodumene, and hydroxide. Business operations are spread across Argentina, Australia, Canada and Japan.

The company has deep brine and hard rock lithium resources and a depth of experience in these fields. AKE brine production is low cost relative to the Western Australia spodumene (hard rock) mines.

We believe consolidation is likely in the pipeline for AKE, one of the biggest players in South America’s ‘Lithium Triangle’. The company could acquire smaller explorers to increase its capacity.

Allkem shares closed on Friday at $14.07, down 2.76% for the day and up 26% in 2022.

What other ASX lithium share does Wilsons back?

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) is another lithium favourite of the Wilsons team.

Crookston says:

[Pilbara is a] pureplay lithium miner. Owns 100% of the Pilgangoora hard-rock lithium mine in Western Australia, as well as 18% of a downstream joint venture with POSCO with an option to increase to 30%.

Spodumene production is expected to increase to ~1mt by FY28, up from 360kt in FY22.

While PLS screens attractively on near-term valuation multiples, the company appears to offer less valuation appeal over the medium-term.

Pilbara Minerals shares ended Friday’s session at $4.87 apiece, down 4.7% for the day and up 38% in 2022.

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Well, it’s finally happened. Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and head of no less than four companies, has just added a fifth. Yes, Musk has just officially bought Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR).

As if being top dog as Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company wasn’t enough, Musk has just shelled out US$44 billion ($68 billion) on social media company Twitter. According to reporting in the Australian Financial Review (AFR), he paid US$54.20 a share for the company and will take it private. This means investors will no longer be able to buy Twitter shares on the stock market when the acquisition is finalised.

Of course, this had been in the running for a while now. Musk first signalled his interest in Twitter early this year. But he has spent months wrangling over the deal, including through legal means.

Here’s how Musk broke the news on, well, Twitter:

Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in! pic.twitter.com/D68z4K2wq7

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 26, 2022

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He later tweeted that “the bird is freed” and changed his title on the said platform to “Chief Twit”.

In a further tweet titled “Dear Twitter Advertisers”, Musk said the following:

I didn’t do it because it would be easy. I didn’t do it to make money. I did it to try and help humanity, whom I love.

Big changes as Musk nets Twitter

But Musk is certainly not extending the love to everyone. Musk’s reported first moves were to show CEO Parag Agrawal the door (reportedly with an escort). Also gone are the head of legal, policy and trust Vijaya Gadde, and chief financial officer Ned Segal. The new ‘Chief Twit’ has also flagged layoffs of up to 75% of Twitter’s staff

Musk has not been quiet about his desire to return “free speech” to Twitter, which could possibly include the removal of former US President Donald Trump’s ban on the platform. However, he also stated in his ‘Letter to Advertisers that he didn’t want to see the platform become a “free-for-all hellscape”.

It’s certainly the new dawn of a new era for Twitter. And perhaps in Elon Musk’s eyes, for humanity.

Twitter stock last traded at a price of US$53.70.

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The Lake Resources N.L. (ASX: LKE) share price has ended the week in a disappointing fashion.

The heavily shorted lithium developer’s shares fell 6.5% to 98.5 cents.

Why did the Lake Resources share price tumble?

Although the company released its annual report after the market close yesterday, there was nothing notable in it to explain the fall today.

Instead, the weakness in the Lake Resources share price on Friday appears to have been driven by broad market selling. Particularly given how the selling has been strongest in the materials sector and with higher risk shares.

And Lake Resources certainly ticks those two boxes. With the company betting on an unproven technology being the answer to its prayers at the Kachi Lithium Project in Argentina, it has a big and uncertain 12 months ahead.

This was outlined in its annual report, with management explaining:

A number of milestones lie ahead for Lake in fiscal 2022, including first production from the demonstration plant at Kachi, the successful completion of the DFS, an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the delivery of our first ever Sustainability Report. Yet with supportive financiers and investors, an experienced team at the helm and very strong demand for our product, I have every confidence we have an outstanding year ahead.

Time will tell if Lake has an “outstanding year,” but with 8.7% of its shares held short, a lot of investors are definitely betting that it won’t.

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The A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M) share price has outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) in the last two days of the week.

A2 Milk shares have climbed 0.28% since market close on 26 October and are currently trading at $5.30. For perspective, the ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) has fallen 0.42% in the same time frame.

Let’s take a look at what has been happening with A2 Milk.

What’s happening at A2 Milk?

A2 Milk advised the market it is on track to achieve its ambition to grow sales to $2 billion and improve EBITDA margins over time.

In a company presentation yesterday, A2 Milk said it has made solid progress in the 2022 financial year towards its medium-term ambition with “most growth drivers and associated initiatives” on track to plan.

This includes the China infant milk formula label, which A2 Milk said is “ahead”. Other nutritional products and emerging markets are a “work in progress”.

Looking ahead to FY23, A2 Milk is optimistic about revenue growth. The company said:

Outlook for FY23 is for high single digit revenue growth broadly consistent with achieving medium term ambition over time.

A2 Milk achieved a 59% boost in EBITDA in the 2022 financial year, while revenue lifted 19.8% to more than $1.4 billion.

Meanwhile, A2 Milk advised earlier this week that Shareef Khan has resigned as chief operations officer. He will finish up at the end of December to spend more time with family and explore other pursuits. The company will introduce a new chief supply chain officer role within the executive leadership team. The new appointment will be announced in the coming weeks.

Earlier this month, analysts at Bell Potter maintained a buy rating with a $6.60 price target on the company’s shares. This implies a nearly 25% upside on the current share price.

A2 Milk share price snapshot

A2 Milk shares have fallen 14% in the past year and nearly 3% year to date.

For perspective, the ASX 200 has lost nearly 9% in the last year.

A2 Milk has a market capitalisation of about $3.9 billion based on the current share price.

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It has been another busy week for Australia’s top brokers. This has led to the release of a large 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:

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ)

According to a note out of Citi, its analysts have retained their buy rating on this bank’s shares with an improved price target of $29.25. This follows the release of the banking giant’s full year results, which were stronger than it was expecting. And while Citi acknowledges that ANZ’s costs guidance has spooked investors, it remains positive and expects consensus estimates to increase to reflect its stronger net interest margin. The ANZ share price is trading at $25.24 today.

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP)

A note out of Morgans reveals that its analysts have retained their add rating with a slightly trimmed price target of $88.00. The broker has reduced its earnings estimates slightly for the coming years to reflect cost inflation and other factors. However, it feels these headwinds will be temporary and remains very bullish on the company’s long term growth thanks to its store rollout plans. The Domino’s share price is fetching $61.73 on Friday afternoon.

Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL)

Analysts at Goldman Sachs have retained their buy rating on this retailer’s shares with an improved price target of $13.90. This follows the release of a trading update which revealed that Super Retail’s sales were up 20% during the first 16 weeks of FY 2023. Goldman was pleased with this update and appears confident its solid form will continue during the Christmas trading period. So, at less than 10x forward earnings, the broker feels its shares are great value at the current level. The Super Retail share price is trading at $10.01 on Friday.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is having a difficult day and is on course to end the week in a disappointing fashion. In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is down 0.9% to 6,785.6 points.

Four ASX shares that are falling more than most today are listed below. Here’s why they are dropping:

Brainchip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN)

The Brainchip share price is down 20% to 68 cents following the release of a dismal third quarter update. The struggling semiconductor company, which was valued at $1.5 billion prior to today, reported revenue of just $118,000 for the three months. Based on this quarterly performance, investors appear concerned that this meme stock could have developed a product that nobody wants.

Calix Ltd (ASX: CXL)

The Calix share price is down 18% to $4.50. This morning this environment technology company revealed that the Australian government has withdrawn previously announced grant funding. A total of $41 million earmarked for projects has been cancelled by the government.

Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG)

The Fortescue share price is down 8% to $14.75. Investors have been selling this mining giant’s shares following a sharp pullback in the iron ore price overnight. In addition, this morning the team at Bell Potter downgraded the company’s shares to a sell rating and cut its price target by ~19% to $14.09. The broker said: “We downgrade our recommendation to Sell, largely on the impact of the increased FFI investment commitment.”

ResMed Inc (ASX: RMD)

The ResMed share price is down almost 6% to $33.73. This follows the release of the medical device company’s first quarter update. ResMed delivered a 5% (9% constant currency) increase in revenue to US$950.3 million but flat net income of US$222.1 million (on a non-GAAP basis). While it achieved Goldman Sachs’ estimates on the top line, it missed on the bottom line.

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There are plenty of All Ordinaries (ASX: XAO) shares that have plunged in 2022. But, with all of this pain, some investors are going bargain-hunting.

Fund manager Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has picked out the Life360 Inc (ASX: 360) share price as an opportunity.

Like many ASX tech shares, Life360 has been hit by lower investor sentiment, at least about its valuation.

In 2022 to date, the Life360 share price has dropped by around a third. In other words, it has dropped by around 33% since the beginning of the year.

What is Life360?

WAM described the ASX share as a market-leading information technology company providing location-based services, including sharing and notifications, allowing families to communicate and keep track of the people they care about.

The fund manager noted that Life360 has 42 million active monthly users.

WAM said the ASX tech share is a position in multiple portfolios: WAM Capital Limited (ASX: WAM) and WAM Active Limited (ASX: WAA). Both of these are listed investment companies (LICs).

Why does WAM like this All Ords ASX share?

The fund manager said the business has a clear marketing strategy for expansion and monetising its suite of products.

WAM explained that it’s attracted to the Life360 share price due to the customer value proposition in the current inflationary environment.

The business had been “delivering greater value to its customer base”, but it recently announced it was going to increase prices for its core mobile application by approximately 50%.

The fund manager pointed out that initial testing suggests the change “will have less than a 10% impact on customer retention, clearly demonstrating the strength of the company’s pricing power”.

Another element of the All Ords ASX share that WAM likes is the addition of more services. It wrote:

Life360 is building out a platform of location and protection orientated products. Following the acquisition of Tile, a tracking device that helps locate misplaced items, Life360 will look to bundle the Tile hardware solution in with its own premium tier plans. In our view, this will improve customer retention, increase revenue per customer and lead to margin expansion over time.

We remain positive on Life360 and confident in its strategic plan for growth.

Is the business still growing?

In the first half of FY22, it reported that subscription revenue was up 90%, and up 60% for core Life360 subscriptions.

In terms of its guidance, Life360 said the monthly pricing change isn’t expected to impact subscription revenue much in 2022.

However, a more significant positive impact on subscription revenue (along with the impact on subscriber churn) from the price increase is expected in 2023 and beyond.

While hardware revenue has “stabilised”, the ASX All Ords share said it has limited visibility into the “critical” fourth-quarter holiday season.

It will update its guidance as part of the third-quarter earnings release on 15 November 2022.

Despite falling heavily in 2022, the Life360 share price is up by almost 30% in the last month.

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In afternoon trade, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is on course to end the week in the red. At the time of writing, the benchmark index is down 0.85% to 6,787.6 points.

Four ASX shares that are not letting that hold them back are listed below. Here’s why they are charging higher:

AGL Energy Limited (ASX: AGL)

The AGL share price is up 3% to $6.87. This is despite there being no news out of the energy company today. However, the utilities sector has been performing strongly. This could be due to investors seeking safe havens amid today’s market volatility.

Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR)

The Mirvac share price is up over 2% to $2.00. This morning this property company announced the appointment of its new managing director and CEO, Campbell Hanan. According to the release, Campbell Hanan will take up this appointment from early March 2023, succeeding Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz. Hanan currently serves as the Head of Mirvac’s Integrated Investment Portfolio.

PeopleIn Ltd (ASX: PPE)

The PeopleIn share price is up 3.5% to $3.27. This follows the release of the workforce management provider’s market update this morning. PeopleIn advised that operating conditions continue to be highly positive, given the strength of the employment market and extensive demand from its clients. This allowed the company to reaffirm its FY 2023 earnings guidance for normalised EBITDA of $62 million to $66 million.

SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (ASX: SKC)

The SkyCity share price is up 3.5% to $2.53. This morning the casino and resorts operator released a trading update ahead of its annual general meeting. Management revealed that it has started the year strongly with “revenue and EBITDA exceeding” internal expectations. This includes its Adelaide operation achieving its highest revenue result yet in the first quarter.

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The $6.6 billion listed investment company (LIC) Argo Investments Limited (ASX: ARG) doubled its holdings of Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) shares in 2022.

Argo now has $165 million invested in the oil & gas producer, according to its 2022 annual report. 

At Argo’s annual general meeting (AGM) this week, managing director Jason Beddow said:

We believe some market trends are now entrenched regardless of disruptions to economies or the economic cycle.

From an energy perspective, the growing shortages and increasing prices have refocused global attention on the importance of energy security, an issue which now sits alongside the need for decarbonisation and affordability.

Beddow said the energy price shock in Europe had alerted investors and governments to the importance of reliable gas production.

He reckons the biggest beneficiaries of rising global demand will be the big oil & gas companies on the ASX. Namely, Santos and Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS).

Argo buys up Santos shares and Woodside shares

Argo purchased another 10.16 million Santos shares in 2022 to take its total holding to 21.1 million shares.

Argo’s Santos shares are currently worth $165.67 million based on today’s share price of $7.85. Santos shares are up 19% year to date.

Argo also almost doubled its position in Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) as well.

The fund now owns 3.32 million Woodside shares. They’re worth $121.27 million based on today’s share price of $36.51. Woodside shares are up 61% year to date.

So, Argo clearly likes the future prospects of both major energy shares, but Santos looks to be its preferred exposure.

A ‘global squeeze’ on gas til 2025

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its world energy outlook yesterday.

According to reporting in The Australian, the IEA is tipping a global squeeze on gas supplies and prices until 2025. This is largely due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

As per the article, the benchmark European TTF gas contract is projected to remain between $US20 to $US30 per million British thermal units until the mid‐2020s. That’s triple historical levels.

The IEA said:

The global supply squeeze has led to record high prices in several gas markets around the world
and the balance is not expected to ease until mid-decade, when large new LNG exports come
onstream.

Federal Budget forecasts show an anticipated 20% increase in retail gas prices in Australia over FY23. It predicts another 20% rise in FY24 as well.

After the Argo AGM, Beddow said: “It’s becoming more accepted that gas is crucial in the energy transition,” according to the AFR.

He said we may eventually see parallels between gas prices and skyrocketing coal prices.

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Motley Fool contributor Bronwyn Allen has positions in Woodside Petroleum Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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