In the stock-tipping realm, investors come across many varied opinions about which ASX shares to buy.
No one has a crystal ball, so even the experts have different investment styles and attributes they look for in a company.
Diversity of opinion is healthy, but it can make it confusing for the average punter.
So when two different funds name the two same stocks for praise, you'll want to check for a blue moon or buy a lottery ticket.
But that's exactly what's happened this week.
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A star performer in August to keep for the long term
The team at QVG Capital is loving their investment in PSC Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: PSI) right now.
They were especially pleased seeing the share price rise 18% during August, as its results were delivered.
"PSC Insurance just keeps delivering," QVG analysts said in a memo to clients.
"The company produced the trifecta: an earnings beat, great cash flow and an upgrade to FY23 consensus earnings expectations."
The team noted that PSC's business of insurance-broking is "a competitively advantaged industry" and similar companies around the world are currently rewarding shareholders handsomely.
"What we like most about PSC, however, is their management team who permeate a culture that is just as hungry for organic as inorganic growth."
Celeste Funds Management analysts, in their memo to clients, also noted the company's financials "exceeded both market expectations and previous company guidance".
That team also loves where management is taking ASX share PSC.
"Management provided some further clarity on their medium-term target which includes growing EBITDA to $130 million to $140 million by FY25," read the memo.
"Pleasingly the company is fully funded to achieve this goal and as such remains an attractive investment capable of generating growing, defensive and long-term cash flows."
PSC shares are up 4.24% year to date.
A pauper in August to keep for the long term
On the other side of the coin is ASX telco share Aussie Broadband Ltd (ASX: ABB), which painfully lost almost a quarter of its value over August.
But both Celeste and QVG Capital are still bullish on the internet services provider.
"Aussie Broadband delivered earnings ahead of guidance and grew retail broadband market share by nearly 2%," read the Celeste memo.
"Aussie Broadband now makes up 6.46% of the NBN market and was the fastest growing NBN service provider this quarter."
QVG Capital did note that the company downgraded its 2023 guidance due to "wage inflation and National Broadband Network cost pressures".
Both camps agreed that Aussie Broadband's residential business has plateaued, but it has other fires burning for future growth.
"Reselling the NBN isn't a great business, but we see potential in Aussie as they grow their corporate and enterprise division and get a return on the capital they've sunk in their fibre network," read the QVG memo.
The Celeste team praised Aussie Broadband's acquisition of IT services provider Over The Wire, saying the company could now provide "a one-stop-shop for business customers".
"With the residential market now largely penetrated, the key to growth is capturing margin-rich business customers."
Aussie Broadband shares have almost halved since the start of the year.
