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If you’re a lithium bull looking for investment options in the industry, then it could be worth checking out the four ASX 200 shares listed below.

That’s because analysts at Morgans have named these lithium shares as buys this week.

What is the broker saying about ASX 200 lithium shares?

The good news is that Morgans believes that lithium prices will remain higher for longer due to tight supply conditions.

It expects this to be driven by a post-holiday recovery in the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) market and lithium project delays. It explained:

Spot prices have softened but remain above contract prices. The Chinese EV market, still the world’s largest, has slowed recently for the Spring Festival but we expect activity to increase in the near future. Meanwhile, lithium projects are taking longer to complete leaving the market tight. Decreasing lithium production but increasing demand reflected in analyst consensus of key Chinese companies points to tightness continuing.

In light of this, the broker believes that Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE), Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN), and Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) shares are buys, with fellow ASX 200 lithium share Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) a higher risk speculative buy.

Its ratings are as follows:

• Add rating and $15.20 price target on Allkem’s shares.
• Add rating and $102.00 price target on Mineral Resources’ shares.
• Add rating and $5.30 price target on Pilbara Minerals’ shares.
• Speculative buy rating and $1.96 price target on Liontown’s shares.

Commenting on its ratings, the broker said:

We continue to prefer AKE amongst the lithium pure plays as we see a longer growth runway for production and greater potential valuation upside. PLS is generating strong cash flows and holds opportunities for more tactical trades given speculation about potential uses of the growing cash balance.

MIN has been more resilient than peers and offers more diversified commodity exposures. The potential upside is less than other lithium large caps but it has also shown less volatility and stronger potential dividend yield. We retain our ADD rating. We initiate coverage of LTR (SPECULATIVE BUY) and CXO (HOLD). Both are near-term developers of Australian spodumene deposits. We see upside for LTR if it can resolve its funding issues and avoid further significant cost increases.

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If you’re looking for dividend shares to buy, then Morgans has you covered.

Listed below are two ASX dividend shares to buy this month according to its analysts. Here’s what they are saying:

Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd (ASX: DBI)

Morgans is a fan of this coal terminal operator and was very pleased with its recent FY 2022 results. The good news is that it is expecting the company to build on this in the coming years, allowing it to pay some big dividends. The broker commented:

It commented:

The FY22 result delivered the substantial earnings growth we were expecting following finalisation of Terminal Infrastructure Charge (TIC) negotiations in 2H22. DPS guidance had already been provided and was unchanged (albeit the growth outlook was not reaffirmed).

The broker currently has an add rating and $2.63 price target on the company’s shares.

Its analysts are forecasting dividends per share of 21 cents in FY 2023 and 22 cents in FY 2024. Based on the latest Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure share price of $2.52, this will mean yields of 8.3% and 8.7%, respectively.

Universal Store Holdings Ltd (ASX: UNI)

Another ASX dividend share that Morgans has named as a buy is youth fashion retailer Universal Store.

The broker was also impressed with its recent results, noting that “1H23 sales rose 35% to $146m, 5% above our estimate.” Pleasingly, Morgans is confident that there’s more solid growth to come thanks to its exposure to younger consumers. It said:

The early performance in 2H23 suggests the customer continues to spend. The cost of living pressures expected to weigh on discretionary expenditure in Australia in the months ahead certainly apply to UNI’s youthful customer base, although they are likely to be more resilient than other demographics given they are less likely to have a mortgage to service.

Morgans has an add rating and $7.00 price target on its shares.

As for dividends, the broker is forecasting fully franked dividends per share of 30 cents in FY 2023 and 35 cents in FY 2024. Based on the current Universal Store share price of $5.59, this will mean yields of 5.4% and 6.25%, respectively.

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With an economy slowing to a grind after nine consecutive months of interest rates rises, picking ASX shares to buy has never been more hazardous.

If the underlying business does not have growth drivers that can withstand consumers closing their wallets, earnings could be significantly impacted.

Considering this dilemma, here are three ASX shares that experts have declared as a buy this week:

Growing through economic cycles

While Australians might have less disposable income to spend, with employment still at historically high levels, toll roads are seeing high usage.

This is where Transurban Group (ASX: TCL) comes in.

“Transurban owns and operates toll roads in Australia and the US,” Marcus Today equity analyst Damien Shaw told The Bull.

“Its latest financial half-year report revealed record traffic volumes, with average daily traffic exceeding 2.5 million trips. This resulted in record proportional toll revenue of $1.658 billion.”

The Transurban share price has already risen more than 10% this year, all while paying out a dividend yield of 3.7%.

But Shaw would buy now for even further potential.

“Transurban continues to grow and achieve its strategic goals through economic cycles,” he said. 

“This reflects the quality of its asset portfolio.”

‘Dominant market position’

Online classifieds site Carsales.com Ltd (ASX: CAR) doesn’t quite have a monopoly, but it is the biggest player in its field.

According to Shaw, its half-yearly results “mostly met market expectations”. 

“Strong revenue growth across all divisions was assisted by Carsales’ dominant market position and investment in technology.”

For a technology-related growth company, the share price hasn’t done too badly. It is up 13.5% over the past year and 10.8% year to date.

Carsales.com’s business is one that benefits from the network effect.

“Appealing to a huge audience of online automotive buyers and sellers lifts inventory, to the detriment of competitors.”

According to CMC Markets, seven out of 15 analysts currently agree with Shaw that Carsales is a buy.

‘We expect continuing strong demand’

Quite different from critical infrastructure and dominant market position, but still a tailwind, is the demand for copper.

For Red Leaf Securities chief John Athanasiou, Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX: SFR) is the best stock to buy to play that theme.

“Copper is a dominant revenue stream for Sandfire,” he said.

“It produced more than 48,000 tonnes of copper in the first half of fiscal year 2023.”

Athanasiou reminded investors that copper is “a critical element in producing batteries for electric vehicles”. 

“We expect continuing strong demand for copper moving forward.” 

The Sandfire share price has gained 5.4% since the start of the year.

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Now that reporting season is winding up, it’s time to review which ASX shares have the best prospects heading into the next one in August.

Tribeca portfolio manager Jun Bei Liu this week mentioned some of the stocks that she would be happy to buy after their latest results:

Back to the future for dairy producer

China was significantly behind other large economies in loosening its COVID-19 restrictions. Only in December did it back away from a strict zero-COVID policy.

That provided a golden opportunity for some ASX companies, such as A2 Milk Company Ltd (ASX: A2M). 

The dairy company’s latest report impressed Liu.

“The result was incredible. China delivered over 40% growth,” Liu told Switzer TV Investing.

“That reopening thematic in China is really gathering momentum for that business.”

One of A2 Milk’s biggest sales channels before the pandemic was through what is called the daigou. These are Chinese people based overseas who ship or carry western goods back into China for resale.

That international movement of people came to a halt as the coronavirus restrictions came in. But Liu feels like it’s about to explode again.

“[Chinese] students are yet to return to drive that daigou channel, but we know that’s coming.”

Liu is certain about the influx of students because last month, the Chinese Communist Party issued a directive that online learning from Australian universities would no longer be recognised.

A2 Milk has a “very strong balance sheet“, she added.

“It really provides a really good buying opportunity post that result showing the continuation of that earnings recovery.”

Biggest market gone, but could return this year 

Along similar lines, Liu is a fan of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (ASX: TWE).

The company was devastated in 2020 when Australia-China diplomatic relations turned combative, and punitive tariffs effectively locked the wine producer out of its biggest market.

Now with a different government in Australia and a more conciliatory Chinese regime, Liu is optimistic about Treasury Wine’s fortunes.

“To me, this is a very good buying opportunity.”

Unfortunately, the Treasury share price dipped 6.9% in a single day earlier this month. But Liu feels like investors overreacted.

“They grew close to 20% and they guided 17% growth for the next 12 months,” she said.

“The market was disappointed because it wasn’t 20%… It was quite unfair to be punished with earnings expectations despite the slowdown around the world.”

Energy crisis could be exacerbated with China’s reopening

China’s economy ramping up this year will mean demand for energy may shoot up.

The energy sector has generally enjoyed a surge in valuations due to a global shortage of oil and gas over the past year.

But one exception seems to be Santos Ltd (ASX: STO), which is trading now 2.7% lower than it did a year ago.

Liu reckons it could be a value buy at the moment, as the company’s current valuation implies the oil price being 10% cheaper than it is now.

“It does give you quite a bit of upside,” she said.

“With the China reopening gathering momentum in the next few months, oil is pretty well positioned.”

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On Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) fought hard to start the month with a gain but fell just short. The benchmark index edged slightly lower to 7,251.6 points.

Will the market be able to bounce back from this on Thursday? Here are five things to watch:

ASX 200 expected to fall again

The Australian share market is expected to fall gain on Thursday following a poor night of trade on Wall Street. According to the latest SPI futures, the ASX 200 is expected to open the day 6 points or 0.1% lower this morning. In late trade in the United States, the Dow Jones is down 0.2%, the S&P 500 has fallen 0.6% and the NASDAQ is down 0.8%.

Nickel Industries shares named as a buy

The Nickel Industries Ltd (ASX: NIC) share price could have major upside potential according to analysts at Bell Potter. This morning the broker has retained its buy rating with a slightly improved price target of $1.87. Bell Potter commented: “Its aggressive growth outlook and undemanding valuation metrics make it one of our top picks.”

Oil prices rise again

ASX 200 energy shares Beach Energy Ltd (ASX: BPT) and Santos Ltd (ASX: STO) could have a decent session after oil prices rose again on Wednesday night. According to Bloomberg, the WTI crude oil price is up 0.7% to US$77.61 a barrel and the Brent crude oil price is up 0.9% to US$84.18 a barrel. Traders have been bidding oil higher over the last couple of days thanks to strong economic data out of China.

Shares going ex-dividend

A number of ASX 200 shares are going ex-dividend on Thursday and could drop into the red. This includes supermarket giant Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL), private health insurers Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL) and NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF), and lithium miner Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS).

Gold price climbs

ASX 200 gold shares Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) and Regis Resources Limited (ASX: RRL) could have a good session after the gold price rose overnight. According to CNBC, the spot gold price is up 0.5% to US$1,845.5 an ounce. The precious metal rose after the US dollar softened in response to China’s strong economic data.

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The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) traded in the green for much of Wednesday before plunging into the red at the last moment. It ended the day 0.09% lower at 7,251.6 points.

And mining shares led much of its gains, with the S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) coming in as today’s top-performing sector. It rose 2.3% to regain all of its Monday losses.

The S&P/ASX 200 Energy Index (ASX: XEJ) also outperformed today, gaining 1.6% following a strong overnight session for oil prices.

Brent crude oil rose 1.7% to US$83.89 a barrel overnight while US Nymex crude oil lifted 1.8% to trade at US$77.05 a barrel.

But not all rejoiced today. The S&P/ASX 200 Communications Index (ASX: XTJ) fell 2.3% on Wednesday as Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) shares traded ex-dividend.

So, with all that covered, which ASX 200 share posted the index’s biggest gain today? Let’s take a look.

Top 10 ASX 200 shares countdown

Today’s top-performing ASX 200 share was none other than Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS). It gained 6.7% to close at $0.955 despite only silence from the gold miner.

These shares made today’s biggest gains:

ASX-listed company	Share price	Price change
Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS)	$0.955	6.7%
St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM)	$0.575	5.5%
Perseus Mining Limited (ASX: PRU)	$2.06	4.83%
Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE)	$11.87	4.58%
Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN)	$86	4.17%
Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN)	$2.83	4.04%
BlueScope Steel Limited (ASX: BSL)	$19.82	3.99%
De Grey Mining Limited (ASX: DEG)	$1.45	3.94%
Champion Iron Ltd (ASX: CIA)	$7.66	3.93%
Regis Resources Ltd (ASX: RRL)	$1.805	3.74%

Our top 10 shares countdown is a recurring end-of-day summary to let you know which companies were making big moves on the day. Check in at Fool.com.au after the weekday market closes to see which stocks make the countdown.

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Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) shares closed the session on Wednesday down 2.8% to $4.04 apiece.

This is likely due to the communications sector stock going ex-dividend today.

Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) closed down 0.1% on a lacklustre day of trading.

What’s this about a bond raise?

The ASX 200 telco hasn’t announced any official news to the market today.

However, The Australian reports that Telstra intends to raise $650 million through an Australian bond raise.

This is the biggest Australian bond raise by the ASX 200 telco since 2017.

The margin is 100 basis points above the bank bill swap rate, with a coupon value of 4.93%.

The senior bond has a five-year timeframe and has reportedly attracted $1.9 billion in demand.

The article states the raise is “believed to be part of Telstra’s normal course of fundraising activities”.

As my Fool colleague Sebastian reports, Telstra shares are among the three most heavily traded ASX 200 stocks on Wednesday.

At the closing bell, more than 15.625 million Telstra shares have swapped hands today.

Should you buy Telstra shares?

As we recently reported, top broker Macquarie is bullish on Telstra shares with a 12-month price target of $4.64. It also forecasts a fully franked full-year dividend of 17 cents per share in FY23.

Macquarie likes Telstra’s higher earnings certainty, strong cash flows, and tax-effective dividend income.

Another top broker, Goldman Sachs, also has a buy rating on Telstra shares and predicts similar growth with a price target of $4.60.

Morgans is the latest broker to put a buy rating on Telstra, with a price target of $4.70.

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The Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price has made a good recovery since its plunges in 2018 and again in 2020. But Telstra management is now eyeing other growth opportunities.

It has gone through the transition to the NBN, which caused a big hit to year-over-year profit growth.

Telstra is now working on rolling out its 5G service to customers. This can unlock new forms of entertainment, communication, and so on. It could also mean that Telstra is able to serve and connect industries in new or different ways.

With that in mind, it has been reported today that Telstra is focused on a particular area for growth. This could also help the Telstra share price.

Can agriculture spur the next leg of earnings growth?

Talking to the Australian Financial Review, Telstra CEO Vicki Brady reportedly named growth of services to agriculture (and other non-traditional markets) as a key focus of her leadership.

These insight came about while the telco’s CEO was attending the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

An important part of the strategy is working with more industries as digitisation increases. The AFR quoted some of her speech:

It is an exciting time to be in telco, and I’m looking ahead at the next decade as one of profound opportunity…Connectivity is the bedrock, but it is not the end point, it is just the beginning.

She pointed to the Australian Farmers Federation wanting to grow production from $75 billion today to over $100 billion by 2030, which could mean deploying internet of things (IoT) devices and other digital technology.

It could also mean connecting its mobile and IoT networks and satellites with other technologies, such as long-range wi-fi from companies like start-up Zetifi. Brady said:

Zetifi is a good example of us needing to get comfortable with not being the only connectivity option available.

This requires a mindset change. I’ve been in telco for more than two decades, and I’ve seen opportunities pass by because we were defending what we had, instead of thinking about the larger opportunity that could be created if we worked together.

If we don’t, we risk others capturing that value over our networks.

…we are absolutely at our core a telecommunications company and I don’t want it to be misinterpreted, as that will be critical … However, I think we’ve got an opportunity on top of that connectivity, with the ability to partner and co-create.

Overall, this could be quite positive for the business if it unlocks more earnings streams.

Telstra share price snapshot

Since the start of 2023, Telstra shares have risen 2.5%.

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When we hear that a director, let alone the CEO, of an ASX 200 share that we own is selling shares, it can cause some consternation. But $1 million worth of shares? Now we have something worth talking about.

That’s exactly the situation faced by investors in Super Retail Group Ltd (ASX: SUL) today.

This morning, Super Retail Group, the company behind famous retail names like Rebel, BCF and Super Cheap Auto, put out an ASX announcement detailing this director transaction.

It reveals that Super Retail CEO and group managing director Anthony Heraghty offloaded a total of 87,000 shares of Super Retail Group last month. The transactions occurred over 22, 23 and 24 February, and amounted to a value of just over $1.17 million.

That implies an average sale share price of roughly $13.46 per share. That’s fairly close to Super Retail’s new 52-week high of $13.75 that we saw the company hit late last month.

Today, Super Retail shares are going for a bit below that level, asking $12.98 each at the time of writing.

Heraghty has been the CEO of Super Retail since early 2019. So why is the CEO of this company selling shares? Does this mean investors should follow suit and bail out?

ASX 200 CEO sells shares, should investors be worried?

Well, not really. CEOs buy and sell shares of their companies all of the time. We investors obviously like to see management have the same skin in the game as we do.

But even CEOs need to think about wealth diversification. It’s rarely good investing practice to tie up 100% of one’s wealth in a single share, even for an ASX 200 CEO.

In a statement put out concurrently with the ASX notice, Super Retail clarified that Heraghty’s share sales have “been undertaken to fund a tax payment relating to the exercise of vested performance rights”.

It also stressed that “Mr Heraghty continues to hold 252,840 ordinary shares and 340,986 performance rights in the Company”.

Those ordinary shares alone would have a value of just over $3.28 million today. So it’s not as though the CEO doesn’t still have a lot of skin in the game here.

So it’s up to investors to decide whether this sale of Super Retail Group’s shares by its CEO is worthy of concern or not. But from the outside, this doesn’t look like anything too out of the ordinary for a director.

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As the close of trading draws near, the top 5 best-performing shares of the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) are all mining stocks.

Leading the bunch is ASX gold share Ramelius Resources Ltd (ASX: RMS), up 6.15% to 95 cents.

Next on the list is ASX lithium share Allkem Ltd (ASX: AKE), up 5.77% to $12.01.

Then we have gold miner Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN), whose share price is up 4.78% to $2.85.

It’s followed by iron ore share Champion Iron Ltd (ASX: CIA), up 4.6% to $7.70.

Rounding out the top 5 are Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) shares, up 4.6% to $86.34.

What’s pushing ASX 200 mining shares higher?

Ramelius Resources has not reported any news today. However, Ramelius shares have risen by 14% since the miner released its 1H FY23 results on 21 February.

The miner reported a small decline in sales revenue to $304.8 million and a 33.7% decline in underlying EBITDA to $106.3 million. However, it reaffirmed its FY23 production guidance of between 240,000 ounces and 280,000 ounces at an all-in sustaining cost of between $1,750 per ounce and $1,950 per ounce.

Moving on to Allkem shares, which are shining brightly today after top broker Goldman Sachs backed the company to withstand the coming decline in lithium prices better than other ASX lithium shares.

The broker reckons there’s a 30%-plus upside for Allkem shares over the next 12 months.

As my Fool colleague James reports, Goldman says Allkem’s production growth potential and downstream opportunity will see it through a big decline in lithium prices over the next few years.

Evolution Mining told the ASX yesterday it has seen ongoing drilling success at its Ernest Henry site. Investors are excited about the news, with Evolution shares up 7% since the announcement.

Evolution Mining CEO Lawrie Conway said: “The significance of the recent drilling intercepts released today indicates that Bert, which is located adjacent to the open pit, is a sizable mineralisation domain that remains open down-plunge.”

There’s been no news from Champion Iron over the past three weeks.

Finally, Mineral Resources shares are also up on no news today. However, last week the company revealed incredible earnings growth in its 1H FY23 report.

Its net profit after tax (NPAT) went up 1,890% to $390 million over the half. Revenue increased by 74% to $2,350 million, driven by turbocharged lithium revenue of $997.2 million, up from $143 million year over year.

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Motley Fool contributor Bronwyn Allen has positions in Allkem. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Goldman Sachs Group. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. 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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