Last week saw a large number of broker notes hitting the wires once again. Three buy ratings that caught my eye are summarised below.

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

CSL Limited (ASX: CSL)

According to a note out of UBS, its analysts have retained their buy rating and $342.00 price target on this biotherapeutics company’s shares. The broker remains positive on CSL despite reducing its earnings forecasts slightly to account for a decline in plasma collections between April and June because of the pandemic. Outside this, the broker doesn’t expect a meaningful decline in demand for its therapies during the pandemic due their life-saving nature. I agree with UBS and believe it would be a top option for investors.

Sealink Travel Group Ltd (ASX: SLK)

Analysts at Ord Minnett have retained their buy rating and $5.25 price target on this travel company’s shares. According to the note, the broker believes that SeaLink is well positioned to benefit from the recovery in domestic travel. And although it has downgraded its earnings estimates materially for the next couple of years, it believes these could be upgraded in the coming months as Australia opens up again. While I agree with Ord Minnett, I would like to see how the reopening of Australia goes before investing.  

Xero Limited (ASX: XRO)

A note out of Morgan Stanley reveals that its analysts have retained their overweight rating and $80.00 price target on this business and accounting software provider’s shares. It was pleased with Xero’s strong sales and EBITDA growth in FY 2020. And while it acknowledges that subscriber additions could soften during the pandemic, it remains upbeat on the future and believes the recent share price weakness is a buying opportunity for investors. I agree and feel Xero is a great long term investment option.

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James Mickleboro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. owns shares of CSL Ltd. and Xero. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. 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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If I had $50,000 to invest I’d definitely want to consider investing it. I’d think about putting all of it into exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

ETFs can be great way to invest in a diverse group of shares. Some of the best ones have very low fees. You can’t go wrong with a choice like iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV).

But I like the idea of going for slightly different ETFs. I’d want ones that provide something a bit different to the typical American or Australian focused ones.

Here are three ETFs I’d invest $50,000 into:

iShares S&P Global 100 (ASX: IOO) – $25,000 

I think this might be one of the best way to invest in global shares. The US share market has plenty of high quality of businesses, many of the best in the world. But not every great business gets included in those American ETFs.

This offering by Blackrock’s iShares invests in 100 of the largest across the world. Yes, you get exposure to Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and so on. But America may not always have the best large caps to own. European shares like Nestle, Novartis, LVMH, Siemens and SAP could be worth holding. Asian shares like Samsung, Toyota and Sony could also be worth holding.

Power often gets consolidated at the top, this investment will mean you’re always invested in those giants from across the world, not just from one region.

Betashares FTSE 100 ETF (ASX: F100) – $15,000 

If you go for this ETF you’ll be investing in plenty of global businesses that just happen to be listed on the London Stock Exchange. I think the largest shares are pretty defensive against the coronavirus impacts.

There are pharmaceuticals (Astrazeneca and GlaxoSmithKline), alcohol (Diageo) and consumer products (Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser), there are also shares from industries like mining (Rio Tinto and BHP), electricity distribution (National Grid), a telco (Vodafone) and a supermarket (Tesco).

One of the main reasons I’m attracted to this ETF is because you get exposure to a share market that is somewhat similar to Australia’s and very different in other ways. At the end of April 200 this BetaShares offering had a trailing dividend yield of almost 6%, though this will probably reduce if there are more dividend cuts.

Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAE) – $10,000 

Asia is home to a number of very promising businesses that are hard to get exposure to through most other types of investments. This ETF is a good way to get all that exposure through a single investment. I’m talking about shares like Alibaba, Tencent, Samsung, Ping An Insurance and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

It’s good to be invested in the Asian region. Particularly places like China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. Those countries were seeing good middle class wealth growth at a nice pace before the coronavirus came along.

On the numbers side of things, it’s attractive for several different reasons. It has over 1,200 holdings, a dividend yield of 3%, a p/e ratio of 12.3x and a return on equity (ROE) of 14.75%. 

Foolish takeaway

I’d love to invest in each of these ETFs right now, particularly due to the lower share prices in the current environment. Investing this way takes much less effort than going for individual shares. 

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Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. 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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