If you are looking to bolster your portfolio with some ASX 200 blue chip shares, you may want to look at the two listed below that have been tipped as buys by Goldman Sachs.

Here’s what it is saying about these ASX 200 shares:

Goodman Group (ASX: GMG)

Goodman could be a blue chip ASX 200 share to buy right now according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.

The broker is a big fan of the global integrated commercial and industrial property company and was impressed with its performance in FY 2022.

Those results saw Goodman report a 25.3% increase in operating profit to $1,528 million. It also revealed that its development work in progress was up 28% to $13.6 billion.

Goldman Sachs is confident that this strong form can continue thanks to the strong outlook for industrial property. It commented:

GMG continues to demonstrate its strong platform and positioning as evident in today’s result, supported by our expectation of a strong outlook for the Industrial sector more broadly, with a number of favourable fundamentals underpinning future long-term demand for industrial space. We expect solid rental growth as demand for high quality logistics space continues to outpace available supply.

Goldman has a buy rating and $25.40 price target on its shares.

REA Group Limited (ASX: REA)

Another ASX 200 share that could be a buy right now according to Goldman Sachs is property listings company REA Group.

It is of course the owner over the realestate.com.au website, which over the last decade has built a dominant position in the ANZ market.

This dominance means that in FY 2022 the company averaged 12.7 million unique visits each month to its flagship website. This represents 62% of Australia’s adult population and led to total average monthly visits of 124.1 million, which is almost 3.4x greater than its nearest rival.

Goldman notes that despite this impressive performance, its shares have not pushed higher. In light of this, it thinks investors should be snapping them up. It said:

Shares are trading back in-line with pre-result levels, despite having a solid FY22 result with core Australia EBITDA +2% vs. GSe, and outlook commentary that was very positive, particularly around expectations for delivering sustained double digit yield growth through the cycle, including in FY23E.

Goldman Sachs has a buy rating and $164.00 price target on the company’s shares.

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Ask A Fund Manager

The Motley Fool chats with the best in the industry so that you can get an insight into how the professionals think. In this edition, Auscap Asset Management portfolio manager Tim Carleton urges investors to create a ‘buy list’ to take advantage of cheap valuations.

Investment style

The Motley Fool: How would you describe your fund to a potential client?

Tim Carleton: My name’s Tim Carleton and I am a portfolio manager and founder of Auscap Asset Management. And we are an Aussie equities manager with a value and quality bias. So we’re trying to buy best-of-breed businesses when we get an opportunity at a price that we find attractive, and then we try to hold those investments for a long time. 

Really, the only reasons that we look to sell is if the price gets to a level that we just can’t justify, irrespective of the quality of the business, or if we’ve realised that we’re incorrect in some way, in relation to the analysis that we did on that particular business. 

But you tend to find that that happens thankfully infrequently — so that the stocks that we hold tend to be in the portfolio for quite some time.

MF: If you have a value tilt, how have you gone in the last 12 months?

TC: We had a very, very strong 2021. The fund was up a little over 43% net.

And then we’ve had a bit of a pullback, which is not that unsurprising, in the context of what equity markets have obviously done this year. But from our perspective, that’s an opportunity because… we have probably about 8% cash as we sit here today. So we’re sitting here with a buy list and I think some of the valuations that you see at the moment are getting into attractive territory. 

So we’re well aware of what the market’s concerned about, but at the end of the day, investing is about investing in individual companies. And I think these sort of sell-offs give you opportunities because the baby gets thrown away with the bath water and this is when you find that the high quality stocks are trading well below where they historically trade, given the quality of the earnings and growth that you anticipate in the company over the coming years and decades.

MF: How do you see the market at the moment and where it’s headed?

TC: We don’t have a strong view in relation to markets. We try to learn from history. Obviously, the market’s very concerned about inflation and what that means for interest rates. But when the market is already pricing in a reasonably bearish scenario, then quite often the odds are tilted in your favour for investing at those moments because the market’s already assuming a somewhat pessimistic outlook.

As we sit here today, we think inflation has most likely peaked in the US. And I think interest rates will respond to whatever happens in the US. We’ve started to see [inflation] fall. It hasn’t fallen very much at this point in time. And obviously, most central banks globally are still talking a reasonably bearish outlook in the sense that they are raising rates relatively quickly. But if inflation continues to decline, potentially at an accelerating rate, then a lot of that talk may well abate.

At the moment you’ve seen a reasonable sell-off. It may continue for the new term. I’m not sure. That’s why we focus more on knowing what we want to buy at various prices and then simply executing if the stocks get to those prices — because to do anything else is to try to presume that you can forecast where the market’s likely to go in the short or medium term. I don’t think anyone has successfully done that historically. 

So we would rather have a shopping list of stocks that we want to add to, or we want to buy into, and having targets as to where we would allocate capital if stocks got to those prices.

I think that’s a far more sustainable approach to making sure that you are adding to your exposure when the market’s down, because it’s the one thing that people tend not to do. You want to buy more stocks when they’re on sale and less when they’re fully priced. Well, they’re on sale when everyone’s worried about typically macroeconomic concerns. And that’s what we’re certainly experiencing at the moment.

MF: It’s funny how the human mind works, isn’t it? Everyone will buy jeans when they’re half price, but when shares are at half price, for some reason investors are more reluctant.

TC: It’s just bizarre. 

If someone told you that the house next door was selling at 50% of what you thought your house was worth, then if you’re going to the bank and saying, “Can I stretch myself and buy next door because this is a screaming bargain!”. 

And yet, you’re right, the same approach is adopted by very few in equity markets. I think that’s just because people have less experience in dealing with value in companies and they’re also a little bit less tangible than a property. So there’s a combination of factors that result in eliciting a different response from investors than they take in other situations.

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With interest rates steeply rising over the past four months, ASX shares representing banks have been on the nose.

Even though higher rates can mean more revenue through fatter net interest margins, they also increase the likelihood of reduced loan demand and repayment defaults.

Out of the major banks, two of the most tempting buys at the moment are National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) and Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG).

NAB shares were flying high at $33.60 in April before the Reserve Bank started its inflation fight. They’re now trading more than 12.8% lower.

Last November, Macquarie’s market capitalisation had ballooned to the point that it pushed Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) out of the big four.

Macquarie shares then lost almost a quarter of their value since January.

So which one is the better investment if you were to buy in right now?

Banks are better placed for this downturn than the past

Shaw and Partners portfolio manager James Gerrish gave his thoughts on the dilemma in a Q&A in his Market Matters newsletter.

Firstly, he reckons that if the economy falls into a recession, the situation could be much better for banks compared to previous downturns.

“Banks generally struggle in a recession as bad debt [rises] — a result of people losing their jobs and not being able to service mortgages & other debts,” said Gerrish.

“This recession would be different. A lack of workers is creating a headwind for growth while household savings rates are very high, with the majority of homeowners well ahead on their mortgages thanks in part to government assistance through COVID.”

Another tailwind is that banks are “incredibly well capitalised”.

“Those are the positives. One of the biggest negatives would be asset values, which generally come down during a recession — & Macquarie is most exposed here.”

Macquarie share price is more likely to discount further

Despite this, because it’s wise to buy shares when prices fall, Gerrish’s team would be more likely to buy Macquarie shares in the near future.

“Macquarie is a higher beta stock than NAB, which means it will have greater moves relative to the market on both the upside and downside.”

Having said this, Gerrish’s team would still dip into NAB shares if the stock price fell to an even lower level.

“We do see ourselves buying NAB as well into further weakness given we have some cash up our sleeve.”

Both companies are currently handing out healthy dividends. NAB’s yield is at 4.8% while Macquarie pays out 3.8%.

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On Tuesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was back on form after recent weakness and pushed higher. The benchmark index rose 0.4% to 6,496.2 points.

Will the market be able to build on this on Wednesday? Here are five things to watch:

ASX 200 expected to fall

The Australian share market looks set to gove back yesterday’s gains on Wednesday after a poor night on Wall Street. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 42 points or 0.65% lower this morning. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones dropped 0.4%, the S&P 500 fell 0.2%, and the Nasdaq edged 0.25% higher.

Oil prices rebound

Energy producers Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) and Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) could have a good day after oil prices rebounded overnight. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price is up 2.3% to US$78.50 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price has risen 2.5% to US$86.14 a barrel. This was driven by supply cuts in the Gulf.

Westpac rated as a buy

The Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) share price remains great value according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. This morning the broker has retained its conviction buy rating with an improved price target of $27.08. Goldman believes that “product profitability suggests consensus NIM forecasts remain conservative given higher rates.” This has led to the broker bumping its Westpac NIM estimate by 3 basis points and cash earnings per share by 2.1% in FY 2024.

Gold price higher

Gold miners Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) and Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) could have a decent day after the gold price edged higher overnight. According to CNBC, the spot gold price is up 0.2% to US$1,636.7 an ounce. A cooling US dollar boosted the gold price.

ASX annual general meeting

The ASX Ltd (ASX: ASX) share price dropped to a 52-week low on Tuesday. Shareholders will no doubt be hoping that management has something positive to say at its annual general meeting today to get the stock exchange operator’s shares heading in the right direction once again.

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The good news for income investors is that there are a large number of dividend shares for investors to choose from on the Australian share market.

Two that have done enough to impress analysts at Morgans are listed below. Here’s why they have been rated as buys:

Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL)

The first ASX dividend share that has been tipped as a buy by Morgans is Super Retail. It is the retail conglomerate behind brands such as Macpac and Supercheap Auto.

Morgans recently retained its add rating on the retailer’s shares with an improved price target of $13.00.

The broker was pleased with Super Retail’s full year results and remains positive on its prospects in the first half of FY 2023. It notes that there are “no signs yet that the consumer is pulling back in Australia.”

In light of this, the broker is forecasting some big dividend yields in the coming years. Morgans expects fully franked dividends per share of 56 cents in FY 2023 and 58 cents in FY 2024. Based on the latest Super Retail share price of $9.24, this will mean yields of 6.1% and 6.3%, respectively.

Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC)

Another ASX dividend share that is highly rated by Morgans is coal miner Whitehaven Coal.

Morgans believes that sky high coal prices could lead to “supercharged returns” for shareholders in the coming years. At present, the broker has an add rating and $8.60 price target on the company’s shares.

And while this is close to where the Whitehaven Coal share price trades today, Morgans does see scope for it to trade even higher. It notes that “thermal coal futures pricing currently sits well above our “super-bull” price scenario, which supports an NPV towards $11.00ps.”

As for dividends, Morgans is forecasting some mouth-watering yields in the near term. It is expecting dividends per share of 100 cents in FY 2023 and 64 cents in FY 2024. Based on the latest Whitehaven Coal share price of $8.45, this will mean yields of 12.5% and 8%, respectively.

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It has been a surprisingly good day for the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) price.

Earlier today, the cryptocurrency broke out of its narrow trading range and rose above the US$20,000 level after an almighty rebound. At the time of writing, the Bitcoin price is up 4.9% to US$20,121.

At one stage, it was up 6% to its highest level in over a week. And that was despite US stocks just slumping to their lowest levels of 2022.

Though, it is worth noting that the world’s largest cryptocurrency is still trading in the range of US$18,000 and US$25,000 that it’s been stuck in since June.

What’s happening with the Bitcoin price?

One expert believes that traders have been scrambling to buy Bitcoin on the belief that it could have reached a bottom.

Vijay Ayyar, the vice president of corporate development and international at crypto exchange Luno, notes that Bitcoin and the US dollar have a tendency to move inversely. This means a strong greenback is negative for Bitcoin.

However, Ayyar told CNBC that he suspects the rampaging US dollar could be close to peaking, which “would mark a potential bottom for bitcoin.”

“Traders hence might also be positioning themselves accordingly,” Ayyar said.

This could make for some interesting trading sessions for the Bitcoin price in the coming days.

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With a new month approaching, what better time to look at making some new additions to your portfolio.

Two ASX shares that could be worth considering in October are listed below. Here’s what analysts are saying about them:

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL)

The first ASX share to consider in October is Aristocrat Leisure.

Analysts at Morgans are recommending this gaming technology company and have an add rating and $43.00 price target on the company’s shares.

This compares favourably to the latest Aristocrat share price of $33.39.

Morgans likes Aristocrat due to its attractive valuation and strong long term growth outlook. The latter could be boosted by a planned expansion into real money gaming in the near future.

It commented:

The underperformance [of its shares] means, however, that ALL’s 1-year forward P/E has derated to less than 20x from a high of 30x last September. With $3.3bn of currently available liquidity, ALL has significant funding capacity for growth, even after the buyback. It has a stated ambition to build a meaningful presence in the rapidly growing online real money gaming segment, which we believe may be achieved both through organic investment and inorganic acquisitions.

Objective Corporation Limited (ASX: OCL)

Another ASX share that could be worth considering in October is Objective Corp.

It is a software company that provides content, collaboration, and process management solutions for the public sector in Asia Pacific, the USA and Europe.

After delivering a 15% increase in annualised recurring revenue (ARR) in FY 2022, the team at Goldman Sachs is expecting the strong form to continue. In fact, it expects Objective Corp’s ARR growth to accelerate to 18% in both FY 2023 and FY 2024.

Goldman has a buy rating and $18.40 price target on its shares. This compares to the current Objective Corp share price of $13.21.

The broker commented:

We are attracted to management’s track record of growth and margin expansion and see upside being driven from 1) new products including Build and RegWorks; and 2) expansion in the US over time. When adjusting for OCL’s conservative accounting (100% of R&D expensed), robust growth outlook, defensive end markets and high franchise quality, we see valuation appeal compared to SaaS peers and believe the shares can outperform in a more challenging macro environment.

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The Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) share price fell into negative territory again today.

At one point, shares in Australia’s fifth largest bank were trailing as much as 1.71% to an intraday low of $160.72.

However, a slight recovery towards the backend of the day has the share finish 0.92% lower to $162.01 on Tuesday.

For context, the S&P/ASX 200 Financials (ASX: XFJ) also headed south by 0.3% to 5,933.6 points.

Evidently, this dragged down shares in Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) and Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC).

They retreated by 0.19%, 0.34%, and 0.57%, respectively.

On the other hand, it is the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) share price that closed in the green, up 0.48%.

Let’s take a look at why Macquarie shares lagged behind the other ASX 200 banks today.

Why did Macquarie shares fare worse than the other ASX 200 banks?

A catalyst for Macquarie shares performing worse than its peers today appeared to be the company’s asset management arm shutting down its listed Asian equities business.

According to The Australian, the investment bank has closed down the unit due to the gloomy economic outlook.

Last week, Macquarie Asia New Stars No. 1 Fund stopped accepting applications and redemptions with management fees no longer charged.

The capital that was accumulated before this time is set to be distributed to investors over several instalments.

Ratings investment house, Zenith, felt let down by the outcome, saying:

Despite the longevity of the Macquarie Asia New Stars No. 1 Fund being a key concern, we remain disappointed with the termination of the product, as we held a high opinion of the experienced investment team.

This comes after the Macquarie Asia New Stars No. 1 Fund recorded a poor performance amid a challenging economic environment. Returns came at a loss of 20.4% for the year ended August 31.

While the closure is in response to prevailing market conditions, it is believed that this won’t have any effect on Macquarie’s broader equities business.

Macquarie share price snapshot

Adding to Tuesday’s losses, it’s worth noting that Macquarie shares are now down more than 6% in a week.

On top of the already tough month, the Macquarie share price is down 21% in 2022.

Based on today’s price, the company commands a market capitalisation of roughly $63.2 billion.

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If you’re looking for exchange traded funds (ETFs) to buy, then you may want to check out the two listed below.

These ETFs are rated highly by analysts right now and for good reason. Here’s what you need to know:

ETFS Battery Tech & Lithium ETF (ASX: ACDC)

One of the hottest areas of the market this year has been the lithium industry. Despite the market’s wobbles, a number of lithium shares have recorded mouth-watering returns for investors.

So, if you’re interested in gaining exposure to this booming side of the market, then you could do it with the ETFS Battery Tech & Lithium ETF.

This ETF provides investors with exposure to a range of companies involved in battery technology and lithium mining. This includes AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group, Lockheed Martin, Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN), and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS).

Jessica Amir from Saxo Markets is a fan of the ETF and suggested that it could be a good way for investors to gain exposure to the decarbonisation megatrend. She said:

[I]f stock picking is not for you, and if you believe, like we do, that the electric vehicle industry and the critical minerals/ commodities will continue to see rising demand, and policy support, and also benefit from the world striving to be carbon neutral by 2050, then you could invest or trade in Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) or ETFS Battery Tech & Lithium ETF ( (ACDC) that invests in about 30 of the biggest EV and battery technology companies in the world.

VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF (ASX: QUAL)

Another ETF that has been tipped as one to buy is the VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF.

As its name implies, this ETF gives investors access to a group of high quality shares from across the world (but excluding Australia).

To be included in the fund, a company needs to have low leverage, high earnings growth rates, and high returns on equity. A few examples of companies that tick these boxes and are included in the ETF are Apple, Microsoft, Nike, and Nvidia.

Shaw and Partners’ Felicity Thomas is positive on this ETF in the current environment. She recently told Livewire:

[F]or me, it’s actually a buy. With rising interest rates and the war that’s going on in Europe, I actually think it’s important to invest in quality companies with high revenue growth and a solid balance sheet, which QUAL provides.

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The BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN) share price soared 7.23% today despite there being no news from the company.

Shares in the ASX artificial intelligence company ended the day trading at 89 cents each. The gains came following two successive trading days of losses — the BrainChip share price fell 3.49% on Monday and 5.49% on Friday.

Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (ASX: XTX) closed down 0.03% to 1,998.2 points, while the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) ended the day 0.41% higher at 6,496.2 points.

It was a day of mixed results for BrainChip’s peers, as follows:

• Link Administration Holdings Ltd (ASX: LNK) down 1.64%
• Objective Corporation Limited (ASX: OCL) up 1.23%
• Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) up 6.72%

BrainChip has been on a wild ride over a medium timeframe, with its share price zig-zagging from peak to trough. It’s down more than 3% over the past six months but is up 120% over the past year.

So let’s cover some developments for the company to make sense of its most recent share price recovery.

What’s going on with BrainChip?

Tech start-ups with a decent runway to reach break-even profitability were said to be severely affected by rising interest rates by the Fool earlier this month. They’re also being hammered by a sector rotation out of growth to value stocks that began last November.

It’s also valuable to mention that BrainChip has outperformed many of its ASX technology share peers over the past year.

Additionally, my Fool colleague Tony notes, “although still in a pre-revenue stage, the business seems to be impressing the market with incremental deals that suggest its technology might actually have a future”.

This optimism may be buoyed by the fact that BrainChip is charting towards profitability through its various commercialisation efforts. Its main focus is on its AkidaTM neuromorphic IP, with technical scoping completed and commercial partnerships established with potential suitors.

Another point is that shares of tech start-ups are considered ‘moonshots’ because they sometimes either succeed or fail spectacularly. When the odds of losing money are low, a primary consideration is the price of admission, with lower share prices conferring less risk capital required for a potentially huge payout.

Thus, even in an uncertain environment where most people are concerned with keeping their portfolios above water, some choose to allocate their parts to more adventurous investments as they believe the value is too good to pass up.

BrainChip share price snapshot

The BrainChip share price is up 11% this year to date. Meanwhile, the ASX 200 is down 14% over the same period.

BrainChip has a market capitalisation of around $1.42 billion.

The post Why did the BrainChip share price surge 7% today? appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia.

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Motley Fool contributor Matthew Farley has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Link Administration Holdings Ltd, MEGAPORT FPO, and Objective Corporation Limited. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended MEGAPORT FPO. 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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