Last week saw a 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:

Bapcor Ltd (ASX: BAP)

According to a note out of Citi, its analysts have retained their buy rating and lifted their price target on the auto parts retailer’s shares slightly to $9.55. The broker appears to be pleased with Bapcor’s recent strategy update and notes that it has many medium and long term growth opportunities. Particularly given favourable trading conditions and consumer mobility trends. In addition to this, the company’s bold store expansion plans and its growing private label business are expected to be key growth drivers. The Bapcor share price ended the week at $8.35.

Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS)

A note out of Credit Suisse reveals that its analysts have retained their outperform rating and lifted their price target on this telco giant’s shares to $4.15. This follows news that the company has agreed to sell 50% of its InfraCo Towers business for $2.8 billion, with ~50% of net proceeds to be returned to shareholders. Credit Suisse notes that the sale price was higher than it expected, which it expects to be accretive to earnings. Outside this, the broker remains positive on Telstra due to its improving outlook and encouraging mobile trends. The Telstra share price was fetching $3.79 at Friday’s close.

Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC)

Analysts at Morgan Stanley have retained their overweight rating and $29.20 price target on this banking giant’s shares. According to the note, the broker believes Westpac can outperform the ASX 200 over the next 12 months. Morgan Stanley expects this to be driven by a continuing earnings upgrade cycle, potential capital management, and its attractive valuation. The Westpac share price was trading at $25.64 on Friday afternoon.

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There are some ASX shares that might make compelling ideas to think about in July 2021.

Some businesses might have the potential to produce growth over the longer-term as the world recovers from, and adapts, to COVID-19.

Here are two ideas that could be considerations:

Lovisa Holdings Ltd (ASX: LOV)

Lovisa is a retailer that aims to bring affordable, on-trend jewellery to its global customer base.

It’s currently rated as a buy by the broker Morgans, which has a price target of $17.95. That suggests a potential upside of more than 10% over the next 12 months.

The broker is attracted to the reopening play for Lovisa, as well as the Beeline acquisition that the company made.

However, the business does still continue to experience disruptions to trading and temporary store closures as a result of COVID-19 restriction measures. Even so, some of its markets are back trading including the UK and France (where there had been lengthy store closure periods). However, some Australian stores have been impacted in recent weeks.

Lovisa is now investing in its digital capabilities as online demand increases. In the first half of FY21, its digital sales increased 335%. The ASX share said that the digital channel remains an important part of its global strategy critical to providing customers with the full range of shopping options that they require. It continues to invest in support structures to drive ongoing growth in this area and remain focused on maintaining the profitability levels of online sales.

Providing commentary after the release of the FY21 half-year result, Lovisa managing director Shane Fallscheer said:

We are pleased with the performance of the business for the half year, in particular with the improving sales performance we saw through Q2 despite the continued global challenges we face with the impact of COVID, and the strength of our balance sheet puts us in a great position to take advantage of future opportunities as they arise.

According to Morgans, the Lovisa share price is valued at 43x FY22’s estimated earnings.

Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX: ASIA)

This ASX share is about giving investors access to investing in Asia’s largest technology businesses outside of Japan.

According to BetaShares, due to its younger, tech-savvy population, Asia is surpassing the West in terms of technological adoption and the sector is anticipated to remain a growth sector.

In terms of the actual holdings, there are a total of 50. But you may have heard of some of the largest 10: Tencent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Alibaba, Samsung, Meituan, Pinduoduo, JD.com, Sea, Infosys and Netease.

Some of the above businesses are leaders in their industry in Asia, just like the FAANG shares might be the leaders in their respective industries in western countries.

All of the businesses in this portfolio are technology based, but they are focused on different areas.

Here are the largest sectors in the portfolio and their weightings: Internet and direct marketing retail (28.2%), semiconductors (19.2%), interactive media and services (19.2%) and technology hardware, storage and peripherals (11.4%).

When it comes to costs, this ETF has annual management costs of 0.67%.

Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. However, since September 2018, it has made annual returns per annum of 27.9%.

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Once again, a large number of broker notes hit the wires last week. Some of these notes were positive and some were bearish.

Three sell ratings that caught my eye are summarised below. Here’s why top brokers think investors ought to sell these shares next week:

Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT)

According to a note out of UBS, its analysts have retained their sell rating but lifted their price target on this payments company’s shares to $42.00. This follows news that Afterpay is offering US consumers a pay anywhere option at some of the country’s largest retailers such as Amazon and Nike. Combined, the 12 retailers account for almost half of all ecommerce volume in the US. UBS sees this as a positive move and has upgraded its sales estimates meaningfully to reflect this. Nevertheless, the broker still believes its shares are severely overvalued at the current level. The Afterpay share price was fetching $118.29 at Friday’s close.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA)

A note out of Morgan Stanley reveals that its analysts have retained their underweight rating and $89.50 price target on this banking giant’s shares. According to the note, the broker expects the majority of the banks to outperform the ASX 200 over the next 12 months. This is due to their attractive valuations, positive outlook, and the continuing earnings upgrade cycle. However, this may not be the case for CBA. It feels Australia’s largest bank’s shares are overvalued at present. The Commonwealth Bank share price ended the week at $99.49.

Netwealth Group Ltd (ASX: NWL)

Analysts at Credit Suisse have downgraded this investment platform provider’s shares to an underperform rating but lifted the price target on them to $16.00. According to the note, the broker made the move on valuation grounds following a strong rise over the last few months. Outside this, the broker is a fan of the company and expects it to continue winning market share in the future. The Netwealth share price was fetching $16.25 at the end of the week.

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ASX energy shares have been among the index’s stronger performers over the 2021 financial year (FY21). A 12-month period that saw the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) gain 25%.

With that financial year done and dusted, we take a look at the 5 best energy shares on the All Ords to have held from 1 July 2020 through to 30 June 2021.

Spurred on by higher energy prices, these shares all returned 3 or more times the gains posted by the All Ords.

Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN)

With an FY21 share price gain of 376%, Paladin Energy is hands down the best performing ASX energy share over this time.

The uranium producer has projects in Australia and Africa. It has, among other factors, benefited from rising uranium prices and speculation of still higher prices to come as the world re-examines nuclear power as a means to cut global carbon emissions.

Paladin closed the financial year trading at 51 cents per share.

With 2.68 billion shares outstanding, Paladin currently has a market cap of $1.34 billion.

Karoon Energy Ltd (ASX: KAR)

The second best performing ASX energy share is Karoon Energy. Karoon shareholders enjoyed a 124% price gain during FY21.

The oil and gas exploration company is engaged in projects in Australia, Brazil, and Peru.

Like other energy companies, Karoon has enjoyed some healthy tailwinds from rising crude oil prices. At the beginning of the 2021 financial year, a barrel of brent crude oil was selling for US$42 (AU$56) per barrel. Today that same barrel is worth US$75, an increase of 79%.

Karoon closed the year at $1.34 per share. With roughly 554 million shares outstanding, Karoon has a market cap of $737 million.

Senex Energy Ltd (ASX: SXY)

Coming in at number 3 is Senex Energy, with a financial year share price gain of 87%.

The oil and gas explorer and producer has projects in South Australia and Queensland. And it, too, will have benefited from rising crude and LNG prices, among other drivers.

Senex closed FY21 at $3.43 per share. With just under 184 million shares outstanding, it has a market cap of $630 million.

Senex also pays a dividend yield of 1.16%, 96% franked.

Helios Energy Ltd (ASX: HE8)

With a share price gain of 77%, Helios is the fourth best performing ASX energy share in FY21.

The oil and gas explorer is focused on its Trinity and Presidio projects in the US state of Texas. Trinity is comprised of 3,128 acres of oil and gas leases.

Helios closed the financial year at 18 cents per share. With some 1.65 billion shares outstanding, the company has a market cap of $289 million.

Energy Resources of Australia Limited (ASX: ERA)

Rounding out our list of top 5 ASX energy shares is Energy Resources Australia. The share price gained 74% in FY21.

The company operates the Ranger Uranium Mine in the Northern Territory, and processes and sells uranium oxide.

Like Paladin, Energy Resources Australia has been a beneficiary of higher uranium prices, as nations around the world (chiefly China) are upping their nuclear power ambitions.

Energy Resources Australia closed the year at 26 cents per share. With approximately 3.7 billion shares outstanding, it has a market cap of $960 million.

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If you’re interested in boosting your income with dividend shares, then you might want to look at the ones listed below.

Not only are they rated as buys, they are tipped to provide yields of greater than 4%. They are as follows:

Australia and New Zealand Banking GrpLtd (ASX: ANZ)

The first ASX dividend share to look at is ANZ. Thanks to favourable trading conditions, a booming housing market, cost reductions, and the relaxation of responsible lending rules, ANZ looks well-placed for growth in the coming years.

This certainly has been the case so far in FY 2021. During the first half of FY 2021, the company reported a statutory profit after tax of $2,943 million and cash earnings from continuing operations of $2,990 million. This was up 45% and 28%, respectively, on the second half of FY 2020.

Morgans is a big fan of ANZ. Its analysts currently have an add rating and $34.50 price target on its shares. They appear increasingly confident that ANZ will be able to deliver on its $8 billion cost base target.

The broker is forecasting fully franked dividends of 145 cents per share in FY 2021 and 163 cents per share in FY 2022. Based on the latest ANZ share price of $28.32, this represents yields of 5.1% and 5.7%, respectively.

Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS)

Another ASX dividend share to consider is Telstra. After years upon years of struggles, the tide is changing and growth could be on the horizon. This is thanks to its cost cutting, rational competition, and its leadership position with 5G. The latter is expected to support growth in the key postpaid mobile business.

In addition to this, the company is aiming ti unlock value through its corporate restructure and potential asset monetisation. In fact, Telstra has just announced an agreement to sell 50% of its InfraCo Towers business for $2.8 billion, with ~50% of net proceeds to be returned to shareholders.

Goldman Sachs is a fan of the telco giant and currently has a buy rating and $4.20 price target on its shares.

The broker is also forecasting fully franked annual dividends of 16 cents per share through to FY 2023, before an increase to 18 cents per share in FY 2024. Based on the latest Telstra share price of $3.79, this will mean attractive yields of approximately 4.2% over the coming years.

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ASX shares with small market capitalisations can sometimes appear to trade in a world of their own.

It seems there’s always a microcap out there striking gold or developing some tech that helps redefine the way we do business. And often when milestone developments such as these are announced to the market, it can result in the value of a company surging exponentially over a relatively short period of time.

On that note, with FY21 done and dusted, here’s a look at three ASX shares that managed to hit the coveted 10-bagger status over the course of the last 12 months.

These ASX shares went gangbusters last financial year

Podium Minerals Ltd (ASX: POD)

Podium Minerals is focused on developing its Parks Reef project, with plans of becoming Australia’s first Platinum Group Metal (PGM) producer.

PGMs are a family of six chemically similar elements, most valued for their wide range of industrial, medical and electronic applications.

According to the company’s May investor presentation, current inferred mineral resources include 1.39 million ounces of platinum, palladium and gold, as well as 53,900 tonnes of copper all within 100 metres of surface.

Podium Minerals is currently undergoing further drilling to accelerate its resource.

Recent exploration results have continued to show promise, with assay results released on 18 May resulting in a 21% spike in the Podium share price to 67 cents.

The company’s promising large-scale PGM asset, combined with its systematic drilling, saw investors flock to the company’s shares last financial year. The Podium Minerals share price began FY21 trading at a mere 2.3 cents and capped off the year at 51.5 cents for a whopping 2,139% gain over the 12-month period.

Looking ahead, Podium’s investor presentation advised it has commenced mine optimisation studies and preliminary economic analysis to drive its pathway to production.

Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd (ASX: VUL)

During the 2021 financial year, Vulcan Energy began to emerge as a household name in the ASX lithium sector.

The German-based lithium company aims to become the world’s first zero-carbon lithium producer for the electric vehicle industry.

According to Vulcan Energy’s project timeline, the company is targeting the completion of many production pre-requisites by early 2022. These include offtake agreements with European customers, a bankable feasibility study, further exploration and plant piloting.

If all goes to plan, Vulcan believes construction should commence in late 2022 with its first lithium production taking place by mid-2024.

The company’s zero-carbon ambitions, alongside the broader surge in ASX lithium shares, saw the Vulcan share price rally 1,245% from 56.5 cents to $7.70 in FY21.

IOUpay Ltd (ASX: IOU)

The IOUpay share price has been trending lower since February, from record highs of 85 cents to just 23.5 cents by 30 June.

However, shares in the South-East Asia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) company came from humble beginnings of just 2 cents at the start of last financial year.

By the end of FY21, IOUpay shares had lifted a cool 1,075%.

IOUpay successfully completed a $50 million capital raising back in February 2020, paving the way to accelerate its opportunities in the BNPL sector in South-East Asia.

In February this year, the IOUpay share price staged a significant rally, surging from 17 cents on 5 February to an intraday high of 85 cents on 15 February.

The company’s agreement with EasyStore may have been among the catalysts for its strong showing in February.

While the IOUpay share price might have stalled in recent months, the company has continued to be on the lookout for opportunities to grow its presence in Asia.

More recently, IOUpay signed a Master Merchant Agreement with Razer Merchant Services on 15 June.

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If you don’t have sufficient funds to build a diverse portfolio, then exchange traded funds (ETFs) could be a quick way to fix this. This is because ETFs give investors access to a large number of shares through a single investment.

With that in mind, I have picked out three ETFs that trade on the ASX that could be good options. Here’s what you need to know about them:

BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX: ASIA)

If you want to gain exposure to the growing Asian economy, then the BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF could help you achieve it. This ETF gives investors a slice of a number of the most promising tech shares in the Asian market. This means you’ll be owning well-known companies such as ecommerce giant Alibaba, search engine company Baidu, online retail platform Pinduoduo, and WeChat owner Tencent.

The index the fund tracks has generated a return of 24.6% per annum over the last five years.

BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF (ASX: HACK)

Another ASX ETF to look at is the BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF. As it names implies, this ETF gives investors exposure to the leading companies in the global cybersecurity sector. This could be a great place to invest, given how demand for cybersecurity services continues to increase due to the growing threat of cyberattacks. Included in the ETF are quality companies such as Accenture, Cisco, Cloudflare, Crowdstrike, Fortinet, Okta, Splunk, and Zscaler.

Over the last five years, the index the BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF tracks has delivered a return of 20.1% per annum.

VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ASX: ESPO)

A final ETF for ASX investors to look at is the VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF. It gives investors exposure to the largest companies involved in video game development, hardware, and esports. This means you’ll be owning companies such as Activision Blizzard, AMD, Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Nvidia, Roblox, and Take-Two. VanEck notes that these companies are well-placed to benefit from the increasing popularity of video games and eSports.

The index the VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF tracks has generated an average return of 33.6% per annum over the last five years.

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There are a lot of growth shares out there for investors to choose from. To narrow things down, I have picked out two that analysts love.

Here’s why analysts rate these growth shares highly:

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd (ASX: DMP)

This pizza chain operator has been growing at a consistently solid rate for over a decade. This has been driven by the popularity of its offering (who doesn’t like pizza?) and the ongoing expansion of its footprint.

That expansion saw the company’s store network reach 2,800 stores by the end of the first half of FY 2021. Pleasingly, it doesn’t expect to stop there and is aiming to double its presence in existing markets over the next decade.

In addition to this, the company has just announced its entry into Taiwan via the acquisition of Domino’s Taiwan. It sees opportunities to increase its network to 400+ stores in the country in the future.

A recent note reveals that Bell Potter currently has a buy rating and $122.00 price target on the company’s shares. It highlights that Domino’s still has significant capacity to make further acquisitions following the Domino’s Taiwan transaction.

Nitro Software Ltd (ASX: NTO)

Another ASX growth share to look at is Nitro. It is a global document productivity company helping businesses of all sizes eliminate paper, accelerate business processes, and drive digital transformation.

Nitro lets more than 11,000 businesses globally achieve this through its PDF productivity and eSigning solutions. This includes 68% of the Fortune 500 and three of the Fortune 10.

Demand for its offering continues to grow and is driving significant annualised recurring revenue (ARR) growth. For example, in FY 2020, the company reported a 64% increase in ARR to $27.7 million. And more of the same is expected in FY 2021, with management guiding to ARR of $39 million to $42 million. This will mean year on year growth of 41% to 51.6%.

Positively, this is still well short of a PDF document productivity and eSigning total addressable market (TAM) estimated to be worth $28 billion.

Helping it win further market share will be its recent acquisition of PDFpen. This gives Nitro access to the Apple ecosystem, which it previously did not have. And given how enterprise usage of iOS devices is forecast to increase from around 5% to 20% in the future, this bodes well for Nitro’s growth.

Morgan Stanley is positive on the company and last week retained its overweight rating and $3.70 price target on its shares.

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ASX tech shares could be the right place to look for opportunities in July 2021.

Technology companies can have a strong margin if the operating model is very scalable. A lot of software products can be replicated for a very low cost to the company, but the ASX tech share can still charge its full price.

Here are two ASX tech shares to consider:

VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ASX: ESPO)

This is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). It’s invested in large and smaller businesses that provide exposure to businesses involved in the video gaming world.

There are some businesses in the portfolio that are purely known for video games like Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, Take Two Interactive, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft.

Then there are others that produce a certain amount of earnings from video gaming-related activities such as Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Tencent and Sea.

The video gaming sector has achieved revenue growth of 12% per annum since 2015. E-sports revenue has grown by an average of 28% per annum since 2015.

Competitive video gaming’s audience is expected to reach 646 million people globally in 2023, driven in part by a rising population of digital natives, according to the Newzoo Global Esports Market Report.

VanEck shared a number of impressive facts about the video gaming industry. There are now more than 2.7 billion active gamers worldwide. The video game business is now larger than both the movie and music industries combined, making it a major industry in entertainment.

E-sports is considered the world’s fastest-growing sport. The top e-sports tournaments are drawing crowds rivalling the World Cup (soccer) and the Olympic Games.

This ASX tech share has an annual management fee of 0.55%.

Kogan.com Ltd (ASX: KGN)

Kogan is an e-commerce business that sells a lot of different things through its website like appliances, electronic devices, clothes, drones and sporting goods. Some of the other things sold through the website includes insurance, superannuation and credit cards. The Mighty Ape acquisition in New Zealand gave it international growth potential and diversification.

The Kogan share price has fallen 41% over the last six months, meaning the price is now substantially cheaper.

Kogan has been working through excess inventory that was built up in response to its very quick growth. It’s getting through that inventory by increasing promotional activity, which is leading to lower near-term gross margins and higher near-term marketing costs.

In FY21 it’s expecting to report adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of between $58 million to $63 million.

But the ASX tech share’s leadership are confident about the future. Kogan said:

The board looks to the future with confidence as the business has invested in key strategic initiatives and has a strong level of in-demand inventory heading into the first half of FY22 while observing price inflation through global supply chains. The initiatives that the company has put in place to address the rapid scaling of a large e-commerce company are expected to drive continuous customer experience improvements in FY22.

According to Commsec, the Kogan share price is valued at 24x FY23’s estimated earnings.

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The ASX is home to hundreds of mining and resource companies but, arguably, the cream of the crop can be found on the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO).

But which led the pack in the 2021 financial year? Luckily, The Motley Fool has scoured the ASX 200 to bring you this list of FY21’s best performers.

So, without further ado, we bring you the top performing mining and resource shares of the financial year just been.

Top 5 ASX 200 mining and resource shares of FY21

Shareholders of these companies, get ready to rejoice.

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS)

The Pilbara Minerals share price topped all ASX 200 mining and resource shares in the 2021 financial year – gaining an epic 480% in the process.

At the beginning of the financial year, Pilbara shares were trading at 25 cents apiece. By its end, they were swapping hands for $1.45.

The Pilbara share price rallied this year alongside global demand for lithium.

Pilbara Minerals claims to be the ASX’s leading pure-play lithium producer, with operations in Western Australia. The company also produces tantalum, which is generally used in alloys and as a filament because of its strength and high melting point.

The company has a market capitalisation of around $4.2 billion, with approximately 2.9 billion shares outstanding.

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC)

The financial year that’s just been was a crazy time for Lynas Rare Earths shares, but they pulled through to gain a whopping 200%.

The Lynas share price closed at $1.90 on 30 June 2020. Exactly 12 months later, it finished the day at $5.71.

Lynas is the globe’s second largest producer of rare earths, and the only major producer outside of China. It has assets in Western Australia and a processing plant in Malaysia.

The company has a market capitalisation of around $5.1 billion, with approximately 901 million shares outstanding.

Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN)

The Mineral Resources share price increased by almost 154% during the 2021 financial year.

The company’s shares started FY21 at $21.17. By its end, they had grown to trade for $53.73.

Mineral Resources produces iron ore and lithium, and its business is booming.

The company has a market cap of around $10.4 billion, with approximately 188 million shares outstanding.

Champion Iron Ltd (ASX: CIA)

Champion Iron shares gained an impressive 124% over the 12 months ended 30 June 2021.

The Champion share price started the financial year at $2.86 and, by the time the year was over, it was trading at $6.38.

There is likely no need to tell you that Champion Iron is, indeed, an iron ore miner. It has operations in Québec, as well as one in Canada’s Newfoundland and Labrador.

Champion was perfectly positioned to take advantage of record-high iron ore prices earlier this year, and it’s announced some pretty impressive results lately.

It has a market cap of around $3.3 billion, with approximately 506 million shares outstanding.

Oz Minerals Limited (ASX: OZL)

Last, but certainly not least, is Oz Minerals. After starting the financial year at $10.96, the Oz Minerals share price gained 98% to end it at $22.48.

Oz Minerals is the ASX’s only pure-play copper producer, and its recent strong performance, together with the increasing price of copper, saw it reach a 13-year high in February.

Unfortunately for shareholders, the Oz Minerals share price slipped 11% in June, crowning it as one of the ASX 200’s worst performers that month.

Oz Minerals has a market cap of around $7.3 billion, with approximately 332 million shares outstanding.

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