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The Tyro Payments Ltd (ASX: TYR) share price has come under significant pressure on Wednesday.

In morning trade, the payments company’s shares are down 20% to a new record low of 62 cents.

Why is the Tyro share price sinking?

As well as broad weakness in the tech sector, the Tyro share price has been hit by news that its CEO is stepping down.

According to the release, the company’s CEO and managing director, Robbie Cooke, has provided six months’ notice, concluding close to five years of leadership at Tyro.

A separate announcement out of Star Entertainment Group Ltd (ASX: SGR) reveals that Cooke is joining the casino and resorts operator as its new leader.

Tyro’s board has revealed that it will immediately commence an executive search process, canvassing both internal and external candidates to identify a suitable CEO successor. Cooke has committed to work with Tyro’s board to ensure a smooth transition.

Tyro’s chair, David Thodey, commented:

The Board and I would like to thank Robbie for his contribution to our business and wish him all the best for his next chapter. We remain committed to providing outstanding customer service to our merchants and partners through innovative products and technology, driving operating leverage, and accelerating our move to become free cash flow positive.

Commenting on his appointment as Star’s new CEO, Mr Cooke said:

I am delighted to have the opportunity to re-join the gaming and hospitality industry, which is a passion of mine and where I have spent the majority of my career.

There are challenges for The Star that have been well documented. They will be my priority and focus. Ensuring continuity of the business through a comprehensive renewal program is of paramount importance. This is also an incredibly resilient business with thousands of team members providing the commitment, enthusiasm and inspiration that helps deliver outstanding customer service.

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The Carsales.Com Ltd (ASX: CAR) share price has returned from its trading halt and dropped deep into the red.

In morning trade, the auto listings company’s shares are down by a sizeable 15% to $17.70.

This leaves its shares trading within touching distance of its 52-week low of $17.45.

Why is the Carsales share price sinking?

The Carsales share price is sinking today after the company announced the successful completion of the institutional component of its fully underwritten pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer.

According to the release, the company has raised approximately $842 million at a 14.5% discount of $17.75 per new share. The release notes that the offer was well supported with a take-up of 90% by eligible institutional shareholders.

Carsales will now push ahead with the retail component of the entitlement offer, which is expected to raise approximately $365 million. This will bring the total raised from the offer to approximately $1,207 million.

Why is Carsales raising funds?

The proceeds from the capital raising will be used to acquire the remaining 51% interest in Trader Interactive for US$809 million, or approximately A$1,172 million.

This acquisition price values Trader Interactive on a 100% enterprise value basis at US$1.9 billion or A$2.75 billion.

Management expects the deal to generate highly attractive financial returns for shareholders, with low double-digit earnings per share accretion expected in the first full year of ownership and further upside expected thereafter.

Carsales’ CEO, Cameron McIntyre, was pleased with the success of the offer. He commented:

We are very pleased by the support demonstrated by institutional shareholders for the entitlement offer and their endorsement of the acquisition. We look forward to working with the Trader Interactive team to capture growth potential and realise value for our shareholders.

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be very useful for investing in shares. ETFs make it to invest passively, get access to different industries or invest in different geographic markets.

One of the most popular ETFs is one that gives access to 500 of the biggest companies in the United States, called iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV). That’s not a bad choice at all.

But after the recent volatility, I think there are two that could be even more interesting. One provides more diversification in my opinion. While the other may achieve more growth in the coming years because of the businesses it’s invested in.

These two shares could be too good to miss after recent declines.

BetaShares Global Quality Leaders ETF (ASX: QLTY)

This ETF is the one that I think can provide more diversification than the S&P 500 fund.

As mentioned, the S&P 500 fund only invests in US shares. Whereas the QLTY ETF portfolio only has a 61% allocation to US shares, ex-US get a weighting of almost 40%. These include Japan, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and more.

But, the companies are spread across an array of sectors. There are around 150 names in the portfolio, which is a good number.

What attracts me most to this ETF is that it’s designed to give access to the “world’s highest quality companies”. BetaShares looks to create a quality portfolio by only picking businesses that rank well on four factors – return on equity, debt-to-capital, cash flow generation ability and earnings stability.

So, what sort of businesses qualify as quality?

At the latest disclosure on 27 June 2022, these were the biggest 10 positions: Johnson & Johnson, UnitedHealth Group, Alphabet, Automatic Data Processing, AIA Group Limited, Pfizer, Microsoft, Novo Nordisk, L’Oreal and Accenture.

The QLTY ETF has fallen by around 20% since the beginning of the year. So I think this combined group of businesses are now looking better value. At 31 May 2022, it still showed a double-digit return, with the net return over the prior three years being an average of 11.8%.

BetaShares Cloud Computing ETF (ASX: CLDD)

This investment differs from the S&P 500 fund and the QLTY ETF.

BetaShares says the idea behind this ETF is that:

Cloud computing has been one of the strongest-growing segments of the technology sector, and given much of the world’s digital data and software applications are still maintained outside the cloud, continued strong growth has been forecast.

To get into this ETF’s portfolio, the company must generate a minimum revenue threshold from computing services. The shares that make more money from cloud-based services are prioritised in terms of allocation.

There is a total of 35 names in the portfolio. The biggest 10 positions at the latest disclosure were: DigitalOcean, Zoom Video Communications, Salesforce, Dropbox, Qualys, Netflix, Paycom Software, Digital Realty, Akamai Technologies and SPS Commerce.

I think that the CLDD ETF, as a group of businesses, looks better value after its 30% drop in 2022 to date.

While COVID-19 may have been a temporary boost for some businesses, I think the world will continue to go digital as it has over the past few decades. This should be helpful for revenue growth over time. According to BetaShares’ source (Research and Markets), revenue from global cloud computing services was US$371 billion in 2020. This figure is forecast to reach US$832 billion by 2025.

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Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison 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 Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Microsoft, Netflix, Salesforce, Inc., and Zoom Video Communications. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has recommended Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Group. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Netflix, Salesforce, Inc., Zoom Video Communications, and iShares Trust – iShares Core S&P 500 ETF. 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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Despite a volatile past 12 months, the Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) share price has surged 255% since 2017.

The iron ore miner’s shares hit a record high of $26.58 last July before sinking almost 50% in the following months.

Nonetheless, its shares have recovered some lost ground and last traded at $18.56.

The company is well-known for paying juicy dividends to shareholders regardless of times of economic uncertainty.

Let’s dive in to see how the Fortescue dividend stacks up against its peers over the last 5 years.

A recap of Fortescue’s dividend history

Here’s a brief rundown on Fortescue’s most recent dividend history.

• October 2017 – 25 cents (final)

• April 2018 – 11 cents (interim)

• October 2018 – 12 cents (final)

• March 2019 – 30 cents (interim)

• June 2019 – 60 cents (special dividend)

• October 2019 – 24 cents (final)

• April 2020 – 76 cents (interim)

• October 2020 – $1.00 (final)

• March 2021 – $1.47 (interim)

• September 2021 – $2.11 (final)

• March 2022 – 86 cents (interim)

When adding the above amounts, Fortescue has paid a total of $7.82 in dividends to shareholders from five years ago.

At the time of writing, the company has a massive trailing dividend yield of 16%.

So how does this compare with the other 2 big miners?

First and foremost, shares in BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO) have also accelerated.

They are up 84% and 69% respectively since this time in 2017.

But as you can see, both miners’ share price gains pale in comparison to Fortescue.

When looking at the dividend history, BHP has paid a total of $13.31 and Rio Tinto has distributed $39.42 to shareholders.

Bear in mind that BHP shares last traded at $42.98, and Rio Tinto at $106.92 apiece.

The above dividend amounts reflect Fortescue paying around 42% of its current share price in the last 5 years.

In addition, BHP has paid roughly 31% of its current share price, and Rio Tinto at approximately 37%.

BHP and Rio Tinto have a trailing dividend yield of 11.98% and 10.71%, respectively.

Fortescue share price summary

Market swings and weakened investor confidence in the ASX have led the Fortescue share price to register a loss of 4% in 2022.

However, its shares are down 20% over the last 12 months.

Based on valuation grounds, Fortescue presides a market capitalisation of approximately $55.05 billion.

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What happened?

A victim of the Great Tech Stock Exodus of 2022, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) suffered another decline on Tuesday. The company’s shares lost nearly 3% of their value, a worse showing than the 2% decline of the S&P 500 Index. Investors were disheartened by one analyst’s price target cut, and another’s speculation about manufacturing difficulties. 

So what?

Of the two analyses, it was the one from TF International Securities that was the more concerning. That company’s Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a tweet that the results of a survey he conducted indicate that Apple’s “own iPhone 5G modem chip development may have failed.”

The company had been developing its own chips to alleviate its dependence on chip leader Qualcomm. Kuo speculated that Apple’s struggles mean Qualcomm will remain the sole supplier of 5G chips for the tech giant’s upcoming line of new iPhones, presumably making their production more expensive.

It’s important to note that Apple has not released any updates recently about its 5G modem chip production.

Now what?

Meanwhile, Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani is growing more bearish on Apple’s prospects for different reasons. Tuesday morning, he cut his price target on the stock to $180 per share from the previous $210.

Daryanani explained in a new research note that “Apple was in growth mode during the 2008/2009 as we were still at the beginning of the smartphone revolution, so revenue declines in a recession today would likely be more severe vs. the growth they managed in 2009.” 

Despite his concern and the price target reduction, Daryanani is maintaining his outperform (read: buy) recommendation on Apple stock.

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

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Eric Volkman has positions in Apple. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Apple and Qualcomm. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has recommended the following options: long March 2023 $120 calls on Apple and short March 2023 $130 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Apple. 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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With inflation rising fast, income investors may want to look at the dividend shares listed below for a boost to their income.

Here’s why these two ASX dividend shares have been rated as buys:

Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX: CLW)

The first dividend share to look at is the Charter Hall Long Wale REIT. This REIT manages a wide range of listed and unlisted property funds for institutional and retail investors with a focus on office, industrial, and retail sectors.

Earlier this year the company added to its portfolio with the acquisition of ALE Property with Hostplus for ~$1.7 billion. This added ~78 hotel properties that are all leased to ALH Group, which is part of drinks giant Endeavour Group Ltd (ASX: EDV).

Morgan Stanley is a fan of Charter Hall Long Wale REIT. It currently has an overweight rating and $5.85 price target on its shares.

The broker is also forecasting dividends per share of 30.6 cents in FY 2022 and 31.9 cents in FY 2023. Based on the current Charter Hall Long Wale REIT share price of $4.64, this will mean yields of 6.6% and 6.9%, respectively.

Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC)

Another ASX dividend share that could be a buy is Westpac. It is of course one of Australia’s big four banks.

Australia’s oldest bank has seen its shares crash in recent weeks amid concerns about Australia falling into a recession due to quicker than expected rate hikes. While a recession certainly is possible, the team at Citi aren’t concerned and are recommending Westpac’s shares as a buy.

As for dividends, Citi is expecting Westpac to pay fully franked dividends per share of $1.23 in FY 2022 and $1.55 in FY 2023. Based on the current Westpac share price of $19.75, this will mean yields of 6.2% and 7.8%, respectively, over the next two years.

Citi also sees huge upside potential for the bank’s shares with its price target of $29.50.

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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, Datt Capital principal Emanuel Datt explains why he loves one particular sector but only companies that operate in a particular state.

Hottest ASX shares

The Motley Fool: What are the three best stock buys right now?

Emanuel Datt: I thought about this… I’d probably suggest a sector. 

Why I say that is because, and as I point out, the markets are very rocky at the moment. But I think there’s [a] very clear opportunity in New South Wales-based thermal coal stocks. 

Queensland recently enacted a super for-profits tax or royalty over mines that are based in Queensland. This ultimately is going to upset Queensland miners quite significantly and it really reduces their competitive advantage against New South Wales mines.

Because ultimately New South Wales can afford to pay mine workers a lot more. They’re not operating under that same royalty structure. 

There are three particular stocks in this sector. 

Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) is a multi-mine thermal coal producer that operates solely in New South Wales. The second one would be New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX: NHC), which runs a single thermal mine in New South Wales, but also has a development project that [it’s] still undergoing in Queensland. Interestingly enough, it’s exempt from these new increases in Queensland royalties.

And the last one is Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL), which is again a multi-mine thermal coal producer, with its operations almost entirely in New South Wales. 

Quite concentrated in that sector but I think that the ability to earn US dollars is really a big advantage, given that the US dollar is traditionally a safe haven. As well as having exposure to just very positive demand tailwinds, stemming from this Russian invasion of Ukraine that’s really thrown a lot of commodity markets out of whack. 

MF: All three have seen their share prices rise a fair bit this year, but you feel like there’s more room to grow?

ED: Yeah, absolutely. Just to give you an example, for this current quarter, we’re expecting Whitehaven’s operating profit to be somewhere around $1.2 billion. To put that into context against enterprise value, [it’s] just about $4.5 billion. It’s trading at less than one year’s cash flow if thermal coal prices persist. Just incredibly cheap, but also they’re actually returning a lot of capital back to shareholders through dividends and they’re pretty much at the tail end of a 10% buyback, as well.

But, yeah, ultimately we think that these tailwinds for thermal coal are likely to persist for at least 18 to 24 months. That makes the valuation look extremely cheap.

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On Tuesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) was on form again and stormed higher. The benchmark index rose 0.85% to 6,763.6 points.

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

ASX 200 expected to sink

The Australian share market looks set to give back a large portion of its recent gains on Wednesday following a poor night of trade in the US. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 80 points or 1.2% lower this morning. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones fell 1.55%, the S&P 500 dropped 2%, and the Nasdaq sank 3%.

Oil prices rise again

Energy producers such as Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) and Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) could have a good day after oil prices pushed higher again. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price is up 1.9% to US$111.70 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price has risen 2.5% to US$117.95 a barrel. News that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are struggling to boost production meaningfully took oil prices higher.

Carsales to return

The Carsales.Com Ltd (ASX: CAR) share price is due to return from its trading halt on Wednesday morning. The auto listings company requested the halt so it could raise a total of $1.2 billion at a 14.5% discount of $17.75 per new share. The proceeds will be used to fund the acquisition of the remaining 51% of Trader Interactive.

Gold price edges lower

Gold miners Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) and Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX: NST) could have a subdued day after the gold price edged lower overnight. According to CNBC, the spot gold price is down 0.2% to US$1,821 an ounce. Rate hike bets offset recession fears and weighed down the safe haven asset.

Megaport a potential takeover target

The Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1) share price will be one to watch on Wednesday amid reports that sharks are circling the company. According to the AFR, significant weakness in the network as a service provider’s share price has left it vulnerable to a takeover. As a result, it is now shoring up its takeover defences to protect it from an opportunistic bid.

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If you’re looking to take advantage of the weakness in the tech sector, then check out the two tech shares listed below.

Both of these ASX tech shares have been named as buys and tipped for strong growth in the future. Here’s what you need to know:

NEXTDC Ltd (ASX: NXT)

The first tech share that could be a buy is leading data centre operator, NextDC.

It has been tipped as a buy by analysts at Morgans. This is due to the broker’s belief that the company is well-placed for long term growth thanks to its strong market position, the industry’s significant barrier to entry, and its expansion opportunities.

Morgans commented:

We retain our Add recommendation and highlight that NXT remains our preferred pick given substantial structural growth, quality management, significant barrier to entry and, in our view, improving competitive advantage with regional/edge sites.

We see a clear pathway for long-term growth, substantially higher EBITDA and material free cash flow, over the medium term.

Morgans has an add rating and $13.01 price target on NEXTDC’s shares.

Readytech Holdings Ltd (ASX: RDY)

Another tech share that could be in the buy zone is Readytech. It provides enterprise software to several market verticals including higher education, HR, work pathways, and local government.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs are very positive on the company. This is due to its strong position in areas of the market that are under-served by large enterprise software competitors.

The broker explained:

In our view, RDY will continue to grow mid-teens organically while making accretive acquisitions (such as IT Vision), with profitability underpinned by solid software metrics including low churn at ~3% and high LTV/CAC.

RDY serves defensive end markets (e.g. higher education, local government) and has high recurring revenue (>85%) which should protect the company’s earnings profile in an economic downturn.

Goldman has a buy rating and $4.60 price target on Readytech’s shares.

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If you’re looking for some new growth shares to buy following the market weakness, then it could be worth considering the two ASX shares listed below.

Both of these ASX shares have been tipped as buys with major upside potential. Here’s what you need to know about them:

Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE)

The first ASX growth share to look at is Allkem. It is a top five global lithium miner with a collection of world class operations.

Allkem is currently producing a significant quantity of lithium from its operations, which is allowing it to benefit greatly from sky high prices.

But it won’t be stopping there. Looking ahead, the company recently revealed plans to increase its production three times over by 2026. Management expects this to allow the company to maintain a 10% share of the global lithium market over the next decade.

Morgans is very bullish on Allkem. Earlier this month, the broker put an add rating and $16.38 price target on its shares. Its analysts like Allkem due to its “diverse products and geographical mix [which] adds opportunities to capture value as the market evolves.”

Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1)

Another growth share that could be in the buy zone is Megaport. It is the leading global provider of elastic interconnection services.

Megaport’s software layer provides users with an easy way to create and manage network connections. Through the Megaport network, businesses can then deploy private point-to-point connectivity between any of the locations on Megaport’s global network infrastructure.

So, with the structural shift to the cloud continuing, the company appears well-placed to benefit from increasing demand and higher spending on enterprise networking.

Goldman Sachs is a big fan of the company and believes it has an enormous growth opportunity. The broker has a buy rating and $13.10 price target on its shares. Goldman estimates that the company’s “opportunity for further growth is immense [with] GSe A$129bn p.a. spent on fixed enterprise networking across MP1 geographies.”

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has positions in Allkem Limited. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended MEGAPORT FPO. 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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