While there are a good number of quality blue chip options on the Australian share market, two that could be in the buy zone are listed below.
Here's why analysts at saying these ASX blue chip shares are buys right now:
REA Group Limited (ASX: REA)
The first blue chip to look at is REA Group. It is the dominant player in real estate listings in the Australian market with its realestate.com.au website.
The team at Citi appear to see recent weakness in the REA share price as a buying opportunity. The broker recently put a buy rating and $153.50 price target on its shares.
Its analysts were pleased with what management said at its recent investor day event and appear confident that the company's growth can continue despite the slowing housing market.
The broker said:
While we do not expect the Investor Day to change sentiment on the stock in the short term given the slowing house market, it did highlight the levers (especially new products and price) in the core listings business to drive growth in the near term, while India and potential direct monetisation of the consumer through Property.com.au presents long-term growth potential.
Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW)
Another ASX blue chip share that could be in the buy zone is retail giant Woolworths.
It could be a top option for investors according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. This is due to the broker's belief that the company's operations are of the highest quality and capable of delivering solid sales and earnings growth even in the current environment.
Goldman has a buy rating and $41.70 price target on the company's shares. It commented:
We are encouraged by the resilience and superior operations of WOW and reiterate our unchanged FY22-24e Sales and EPS CAGR of 6.9% and 14.9% respectively. We expect this to be driven by high price growth, well protected GPM and slight EBIT margin expansion as COVID costs roll-off and cost efficiencies continue.
