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With so many shares to choose from on the ASX, it can be hard to decide which ones to buy. The good news is that brokers across the country are doing a lot of the hard work for you.

Three top ASX shares that leading brokers have named as buys this week are listed below. Here’s why they are bullish on them:

Accent Group Ltd (ASX: AX1)

According to a note out of Goldman Sachs, its analysts have retained their buy rating and $3.10 price target on this footwear and athleisure retailer’s shares. Accent presented at Goldman Emerging Leaders conference and the broker was pleased with what it heard. It notes that cost pressures are starting to stabilise and Accent expects to offset this with one final price increase in July. In addition, it highlights that the company now has a higher return hurdle on new store openings to reflect a higher cost of capital. The Accent share price is trading at $2.48 today.

Alcidion Group Ltd (ASX: ALC)

A note out of Bell Potter reveals that its analysts have resume coverage on this commercial stage healthcare IT company’s shares with a speculative buy rating and 20 cents price target. The broker believes that Alcidion is well-placed to benefit from governments across the globe supporting and funding the upgrade of hospitals to digital records and patient management systems. The Alcidion share price is fetching 11.5 cents on Tuesday.

Eagers Automotive Ltd (ASX: APE)

Analysts at Morgans have retained their add rating and $15.85 price target on this auto seller’s shares. The broker highlights that electric vehicles (EV) sales have now hit 7.4% of the market. Morgans believes that Eagers is well-placed to benefit from this trend thanks to its direct leverage to EV penetration. The Eagers share price is trading at $13.75 this afternoon.

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro 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 Alcidion Group. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Accent Group and Alcidion Group. 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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Investing in S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares has never been easier.

At least as far as the actual buying and selling process goes.

It wasn’t too long ago that anyone wanting to buy ASX 200 shares needed to do so via a phone call or visit to their broker.

While that’s still an option – and some brokers can also offer investment advice for a fee – these days many investors choose to set up an online account and do their own buying and selling.

That’s certainly my preference.

With that said, here are three things I wish I knew before I started investing in ASX 200 shares.

Time in the markets, not timing the markets

Time in the markets, not timing the markets.

It’s a bit of a cliché for buy and hold investors. But clichés usually become clichés because they’re based on broad truths.

As an economist with a good grasp of macroeconomic trends, it’s all too tempting to try and buy into ASX 200 shares when I believe they’re at a low. And then perhaps sell them when I believe the high is in.

While I might get this close to right every now and again, successfully timing the market with any kind of consistency is essentially impossible.

If it wasn’t, there’d be a whole lot more billionaires sitting on the sidelines.

Rather than trying to guess what an ASX 200 share is going to be trading for next month, I wish I’d known to take the long view and invest in quality well-managed companies, operating in growing markets, that are able to keep the competition at arm’s length.

Five years down the road, history shows there’s a good chance these companies will be worth significantly more than they are today.

And trying to time the ideal entry often leads to missing out entirely.

A diversified ASX 200 share portfolio

Just as with timing the market, it can be tempting to try to pick a few winners out of the pack.

But investing all of your money into just a few ASX 200 shares comes with a lot more risk than spreading out your investments across a wider basket of stocks.

And those stocks should ideally operate across a range of sectors. That way if a particular sector comes under pressure – think the banking sector last month – not all of your holdings will lose value.

One thing that would have been handy to know back in the day is the potential appeal of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

There are a number of ETFs to consider that closely track the performance of a range of ASX 200 shares. Some are sector-specific. Others are intended to track the broader benchmark. All of these offer investors instant diversification with a single share purchase.

Read, read, read…

Which brings us to the third thing I wish I knew before I started investing in ASX 200 shares.

Read, read, and read some more.

If you’re like me, you probably have worked hard for the money you plan to invest.

So make sure you do your research on the companies you plan to buy into before placing your order.

Half-year and annual results should be considered a must-read. You can find these on the company websites, the ASX website, and The Motley Fool website, among other sources.

Now, these reports may look daunting at first glance. But once you get how they’re put together, you can usually get the information on the ASX 200 shares that you’re after fairly quickly.

Make sure to check out how the company has been performing this year compared to prior years. And investigate the growth outlook, both via the company’s own guidance and any professional broker coverage you have access to.

There are also plenty of handy investment newsletters you can subscribe to. Some are free, others will charge you a subscription fee.

How ever you decide to come about your research, don’t skimp on the reading.

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The Appen Ltd (ASX: APX) share price has taken a beating over the last 12 months, tumbling nearly 60% in that time.

Right now, stock in the tech outfit is trading for $2.635 apiece. This time last year, it was swapping hands for $6.55 per share.

For comparison, the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) has dumped 3% in that time while the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (ASX: XTX) has dropped 7%.

So, could now be the time to jump on board Appen shares and make the most of a potential recovery? Let’s take a look.

What went wrong for the Appen share price?

The last 12 months have been a rollercoaster for those invested in the data and services provider’s stock. Appen provides speech and language data to companies involved with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The former market darling listed in 2015 after offering shares for 50 cents apiece in its initial public offering (IPO). It later rocketed to a record high of $42.53 in 2020.

However, its time in the sun was brief. The stock had hit a low of $2.22 by late 2022.

In the meantime, it was presented with a $9.50 per share, $1.2 billion takeover bid. Though, that was withdrawn within 24 hours of its announcement.

Between the offer being tabled and retracted, Appen revealed its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) for the first half of financial year 2022 would likely be lower than the prior period.

And its earnings continued to fall in the second half. Its full year underlying EBITDA, revealed in February, came to just US$11 million – an 86% year-on-year tumble.

Simultaneously, soaring inflation and resulting rate hikes saw the market bidding down many ASX tech shares.

But with AI taking the public by storm in 2023 – take the rise of ChatGPT for example – could the future be brighter for the Appen share price?

Is now the time to snap up the ASX tech stock?

Datt Capital chief investment officer Emanuel Datt appears hopeful. The expert said, courtesy of reporting by my Fool colleague Tony:

Appen… has experienced significant downward pressure on the share price at the same time as AI has catapulted into mainstream consciousness via the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT … We view this environment becoming more crowded and highly competitive.

Meanwhile, recent insider buying suggests those in the know are bullish on the stock.

Still, broker Bell Potter remains unconvinced. It tipped the Appen share price to fall 15% to $2.25.

It downgraded the stock following the release of the company’s full year earnings, in which it dropped its financial year 2026 targets pending a full strategy review to be announced next month.

Appen also noted it’s seen “a soft start” to the new year and expects its first half EBITDA to be “materially lower” than that of the prior period.

The post Down 60% in a year, are Appen shares a bargain buy? appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) stock Centuria Industrial REIT (ASX: CIP) could be a very pleasing source of passive income. It could provide $750 of monthly income with a large enough investment.

There is plenty of talk about what damage interest rates are doing to property values. Higher interest rates also mean that the interest expense for real estate investment trusts (REITs) is increasing.

But, over the past year, the Centurial Industrial REIT share price has dropped by more than 20%. This gives investors the opportunity to invest in the industrial property owner at a much cheaper price.

Industrial properties are still seeing high demand, which has led to a very high occupancy rate and faster-growing rent. The increased level of e-commerce compared to pre-COVID is helping boost the demand for logistics and distribution warehouses.

$750 of monthly income

The ASX 200 stock pays out a lot of the rental profit that it makes each year. This helps the business maintain a relatively high distribution yield.

According to Commsec, the business is projected to pay an annual distribution of 16 cents per unit in FY23. This translates into a forward distribution yield of 5.4%.

If we think of the goal of $750 of passive income per month for an annual goal of $9,000, then investors would need to own 56,250 units of the REIT.

That would be a large investment, but it reflects what’s needed.

But, according to Commsec, the business is expected to increase its distribution to 16.5 cents per share in FY25.

If investors just focus on this projected amount, to receive $9,000 per year we’d need 54,545 units.

Is the ASX 200 stock a good buy for passive income?

The fund manager of the REIT, Jesse Curtis, recently said:

Despite continued macroeconomic uncertainty, robust tenant demand coupled with limited supply of industrial supply of industrial space continues to drive market rental rises nationally, accelerating re-leasing spreads…

The portfolio is well-positioned with high occupancy and strong, reliable rental streams. Though transaction volumes have moderated during 2022, industrial asset values are continuing to hold with uplift in market rental growth counteracting capitalisation rate expansion.

The REIT share price is currently trading at a 27% discount to its net tangible assets (NTA) per unit of $4.08 at 31 December 2022. While the NTA may drop, I think a current discount of 27% gives a healthy margin of safety.

After the recent share price fall, I think the ASX 200 stock can be a pleasing option for passive income.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is back from the Easter break with a bang. In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is up 1.3% to 7,312.2 points.

Four ASX shares that are climbing more than most today are listed below. Here’s why they are storming higher:

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: ARU)

The Arafura share price is up 6% to 50.8 cents. Investors have been buying this rare earths developer’s shares after it announced a binding offtake agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. The wind industry leader has signed an agreement for up to 400 tonnes per annum (tpa) of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) metal from the Nolans project.

Core Lithium Ltd (ASX: CXO)

The Core Lithium share price is up 3.5% to 90 cents. This is despite there being no news out of the lithium miner. However, it is worth noting that a number of ASX lithium shares are charging higher on Tuesday. This follows a decent night of trade for lithium stocks on Wall Street.

Mayne Pharma Group Ltd (ASX: MYX)

The Mayne Pharma share price is up 4.5% to $4.16. This follows news that the pharmaceutical company has completed the sale of its US generics portfolio. According to the release, Mayne Pharma has received US$90 million (~A$134 million) for the portfolio of commercial, pipeline, and approved non-marketed products. The agreement also includes a 10-year supply agreement for certain products and provides for up to US$15 million (~A$22 million) in contingent milestone payments.

Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX: NCM)

The Newcrest share price is up 5% to $29.74. This morning, this gold miner revealed that it has received an improved takeover offer from North American peer Newmont Mining. Newmont has made an offer of $32.87 per share, which is up from its last offer of $27.40. This has been enough to get the Newcrest board to grant due diligence access.

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If you’re looking for dividends shares to buy this month, then you may want to check out the two listed below.

Here’s what you need to know about these high yield ASX dividend shares:

Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT (ASX: HCW)

The first ASX dividend share for passive income investors to look at is the Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT.

As you might expect from its name, it is a health and wellness focused real estate investment trust. The company invests in properties including hospitals, aged care, childcare, government, life sciences and research, and primary care and wellness centres.

Morgans is a fan of the company and is forecasting big dividend yields from its shares.

For example, the broker is expecting dividends per share of 7.5 cents in FY 2023 and 7.8 cents FY 2024. Based on the current Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT unit price of $1.35, this will mean yields of 5.5% and 5.8% for investors.

Morgans also sees plenty of upside for its shares. It currently has an add rating and $2.06 price target on them.

Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN)

Another high yield ASX dividend share that has been named as a buy is Mineral Resources.

It is a mining and mining services company with operations across energy, iron ore, and lithium.

Bell Potter is a big fan of Mineral Resources. This is due to its belief that the company is well-placed for strong earnings and dividend growth in the coming years thanks to its business transformation. It highlights that this will support “growing production volumes and improving margins.”

In respect to dividends, the broker is forecasting fully franked dividends of 373.4 cents per share in FY 2023 and then 940.9 cents per share in FY 2024. Based on the current Mineral Resources share price of $78.58, this will mean 4.8% and 12% dividend yields, respectively.

Bell Potter has a buy rating and $111.00 price target on its shares.

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The CSL Ltd (ASX: CSL) share price lagged the S&P/ASX 200 Index in the first quarter of 2023.

Shares in the ASX 200 biotechnology company closed out 2022 trading for $287.76. When the closing bell rang on 31 March, those same shares were trading for $288.30, up 0.2%.

While that put the CSL share price in positive territory for Q1 2023, it underperformed the benchmark index, which gained 2% over the three months.

Here’s how the quarter unfolded.

What happened over the first quarter?

If you have a look at the price chart at the end of this article, you’ll see that the CSL share price enjoyed a strong run in the early weeks of 2023.

On 3 February, shares closed at $313.81, notching fresh one-year highs.

Alongside the broader rising market at the time, the biotech giant looks to have benefited from some positive broker coverage.

Morgans was among those bullish brokers, adding CSL to its best ideas list for February. Morgans has a price target for CSL shares of $312.20.

Morgan Stanley also was positive on the company’s stock, reaffirming its overweight rating with a $354 price target.

From 3 February through to 31 March, the CSL share price went the other direction though, falling 8.1% over that period.

One headwind could be that investors were pricing in news released on 3 February that GSK plc (NYSE: GSK), a rival biotech stock, had received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for a competing drug to treat anaemia caused by chronic kidney disease.

CSL also reported its half-year results on 14 February.

The biotech company reported a 19% year-on-year increase in total revenue for the six months to US$7.2 billion.

But profits were hit by currency headwinds and increased acquisition costs. This saw net profit after tax (NPAT) decline 8% year on year to US$1.6 billion.

The CSL share price also slipped 2.2% on 9 March. That’s the day it traded without rights to the interim dividend of $1.62, unfranked.

CSL share price snapshot

As you can see in the chart below, the CSL has enjoyed a strong start to April, with shares up 5% so far this month.

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The Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: LYC) share price is back on the horse following a dire period on the market. While the stock is up 3.38% today, trading at $6.265, it’s still more than 35% lower than its January peak.

For comparison, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is up 1.31% today and has gained around 5% since the start of 2023.

The Lynas share price’s Tuesday gains might have something to do with the 83% surge recorded by its peer Australian Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: AR3). Stock in the $24 million company is rocketing amid reporting on a finding said to be of “multigenerational significance”, announced last week.

Perhaps more excitingly, Australian Rare Earths said its Koppamurra project could conceptually house up to 1.4 billion tonnes of rare earth oxide – enough to put the company on the global stage, The Australian reported over the Easter long weekend.

So, while all eyes are on ASX rare earths producers and hopefuls on Tuesday, let’s delve into what the future might hold for the Lynas share price.

What’s been going wrong for this ASX 200 rare earths stock?

The Lynas share price has been driven lower by numerous disappointing announcements in 2023.

The first hit came on the renewal of Lynas Malaysia’s operating licence in February, confirming the company will no longer be allowed to import or process lanthanide concentrate from the middle of this year amid concerns about radioactive waste.

Next, it dropped its earnings for the first half of financial year 2023. It detailed a 32% jump in costs compared to an 18% increase in revenue.

Finally, the stock was pummelled once again when vehicle giant Tesla announced its next-generation powertrain would do without rare earths. That likely shook some investors’ faith in the future of rare earth producers.

What might the future hold for Lynas?

Fortunately, the future looks brighter for Lynas.

The company is appealing against the conditions put in place on its Malaysian plant. Though, if it’s unsuccessful, it will be forced to close the plant’s cracking and leaching component.

Meanwhile, it’s constructing its Kalgoorlie processing facility – housing an Aussie cracking and leaching plant. Feed on at the facility is targeted for the final quarter of this fiscal year.

It’s also continuing the development of its Mt Weld project and progressing its planned US processing facility. The project’s expansion aims to produce concentrate feedstock for 12 kilotons per annum of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr).

How low could the Lynas share price go?

So, just how low could the Lynas share price feasibly go? Until I get my crystal ball up and running, we can only compare the stock’s valuation to that of its peers’ – and the market isn’t always so reasonable or logical.

I’ll be keeping my eye on the stock’s 52-week low of $6.02 – posted on Thursday. That’s the lowest it’s been since July 2021. At such levels, Lynas has a market capitalisation of around $5.6 billion.

Further, Lynas shares offered a price-to-book (P/E) ratio of 3.35 at its previous close. For comparison, peer Iluka Resources Limited (ASX: ILU) boasted a P/B ratio of 2.48.

Lynas’ shares would have to trade to $4.49 to meet Illuka’s P/B ratio – leaving it with a valuation of just $4.2 billion.

However, considering the company’s growth trajectory, I don’t expect its valuation to fall that far. And neither do many top brokers.

Brokers tip Lynas shares to surge up to 31%

In fact, most brokers tip the Lynas share price to gain from here.

Bell Potter, for one, has an $8.06 price target on the stock – a potential 28% upside, while Citi expects it to lift 31% to $8.20.

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This ASX rare earths share more than doubled in early trade this morning before being put on ice.

The Australian Rare Earths Ltd (ASX: AR3) share price soared 108% this morning from 25 to 52 cents. The company’s share price then retreated to 45.8 cents, up 83%, before entering a trading halt.

For perspective, the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) is climbing 2.16% today.

Let’s take a look at what is going on with this ASX rare earths share.

What’s going on?

Australian Rare Earths shares have been placed temporarily on ice pending a further announcement.

On the weekend, news hit the media that Australian Rare earths has made a discovery that could “enable an operation of Chinese scale”. The Australian noted China may also be planning to ban the export of rare earth products to the USA.

The discovery is a clay hosted rare earths resource known as the Koppamurra Project in South Australia.

As Australian Rare Earths advised last week, the JORC Mineral Resources estimate at the project has increased by 25% to 101 million tonnes at 818 parts per million (ppm) total rare earth oxide (TREO).

Further, the indicated resource has lifted 40% to 63 million tonnes at 839ppm TREO.

The company said this “outstanding result elevates Koppamurra to an ionic clay hosted rare earth resource of global and multigenerational significance”.

The “resource is open in all directions” with a 1,400 Mt exploration target.

The company noted in a presentation this clay hosted deposit is the same style that “underpins China’s massive rare earths industry”.

Commenting on the discovery, acting managing director Rick Pobjoy said:

Koppamurra is one of only very few advanced ionic clay-hosted rare earth deposits located outside of China or Myanmar. The Project it is now clearly emerging as one of both scale and quality.

The company is continuing to drill at the site and plans to provide a further resource update at the end of the third quarter.

Australian Rare Earths share price snapshot

The Australian Rare Earths share price has slid 31% in the past year. However, in the last month, it has rocketed by 103%.

This ASX rare earths share has a market capitalisation of about $43 million based on the current share price.

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It has been a great return to action for the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO). In afternoon trade, the benchmark index is up 1.4% to 7,318.2 points.

Four ASX shares that have failed to follow the market higher today are listed below. Here’s why they are dropping:

Nuix Ltd (ASX: NXL)

The Nuix share price is down almost 2.5% to $1.15 despite there being no news out of the investigative analytics and intelligence software provider. Though, given that the Nuix share price is up over 80% year to date, it’s possible that some investors are taking profit and switching into other areas of the market today.

Red 5 Limited (ASX: RED)

The Red 5 share price is down almost 3% to 17.5 cents. This is despite there being no news out of the gold miner today. However, with its shares surging higher last week following a strong production update, it looks like some investors could be taking a bit of profit off the table on Tuesday.

Silver Lake Resources Ltd (ASX: SLR)

The Silver Lake share price is down 2.5% to $1.24. Once again, this may have been driven by profit taking after some strong gains by the gold miner’s shares in recent weeks. In addition, with investor sentiment improving, there may be some investors moving out of safe haven assets like gold shares and back into risk assets.

WAM Research Limited (ASX: WAX)

The WAM Research share price is down 5% to $1.26. This has been driven largely by the investment company’s shares going ex-dividend this morning for its latest dividend. Eligible shareholders can now look forward to receiving this fully franked 5 cents per share interim dividend later this month on 21 April.

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