Investors looking for companies that will benefit most from the end of lockdowns should look past the obvious potential winners to dentists, car dealerships and malt producers.
It has been a cracking past year for the
NIB Holdings Limited (ASX: NHF) share price, climbing nearly 60%. Yet, one fund manager still considers the health insurer an attractive proposition.
At the time of writing, the company’s shares are down 0.7% to $7.13. Furthermore, the NIB share price is ~2% off its recently reset 52-week high of $7.30.
Could the NIB share price run higher?
Earlier this morning, I covered a few key takeaways from the Prime Value Opportunities Fund June update. In contrast, the team also operates an ‘Emerging Opportunities’ fund which focuses on ASX-listed companies outside the ASX 100.
Impressively, the Emerging Opportunities fund delivered a 42% return after fees in FY21. This represents an 8.8% outperformance of the
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2 sleeping ASX shares ready to break out
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A fund manager has named 2 ASX shares that are “unloved” by the market but have the makings for long-term outperformance.
According to Prime Value Asset Management portfolio manager Richard Ivers, his fund’s best investments are those that are misunderstood by a market that can be excessively focused on short-term fortunes.
“We think of it like planting a seed,” he posted on
Livewire this week.
“We expect that investment to sprout and grow over time. However, the timing of this ‘sprouting’ is hard to predict as it is dependent on others in the market also recognising value in the underlying asset and bidding up the stock price to reflect it.”
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Alcohol-related stocks are rallying as investors bet on easing global COVID-19 restrictions, takeovers and a resumption of the craft-beer boom.
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They include producers, ingredient suppliers, pub owners and operators, and online retailers.
But investment risks are growing as stock valuations lift and trade tensions between China and Australia escalate. Higher agricultural costs and our rising currency are other threats.
Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates has rallied on takeover rumours.
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Sector leader
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) jumped 6.5 per cent on Monday amid takeover rumours and speculation on commercial buyers for its lower-end wine brands. Shares rose another 1 per cent to reach $11.08 by 12pm (AEDT) in Tuesday’s trade.