For investors with a long time horizon and a tolerance for risk, the ASX offers opportunities to back innovative, high-growth businesses that could deliver outsized returns over the next decade.
And while turning $15,000 into $150,000 would require exceptional performance — and of course, returns like this are never guaranteed —the potential exists in the right growth shares.
Two Australian stocks that stand out and have been named as buys by brokers are listed below. Here's what you need to know about them:
Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1)
The first Australian stock to look at is Megaport. It is a global leader in network-as-a-service (NaaS), helping businesses instantly connect to cloud services and data centres without the need for traditional network hardware.
Its platform provides flexible, on-demand connectivity to major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, which makes it highly relevant in a world that is increasingly cloud-driven.
What makes Megaport particularly exciting for growth-focused investors is its scalable, subscription-based model. Once businesses adopt its platform, they often expand usage across multiple regions and cloud services, creating sticky revenue streams and strong operating leverage as the company grows.
The global shift to hybrid and multi-cloud environments is still in its early stages, and Megaport is well-positioned to benefit from this trend.
Morgans currently has an accumulate rating and $15.50 price target on its shares.
Siteminder Ltd (ASX: SDR)
Another Australian stock that could be a great long term buy and hold investment is Siteminder. It is another growth share with global ambitions. Siteminder provides hotel commerce and distribution software, allowing accommodation providers to manage bookings, pricing, and distribution across online travel agents and direct booking channels.
The platform helps hotels, Airbnbs, and resorts operate more efficiently while increasing occupancy and revenue. As the travel industry recovers and online bookings continue to grow, Siteminder is tapping into a large, underpenetrated market of independent hotels and smaller chains that are still digitising their operations.
Like Megaport, Siteminder runs a recurring revenue model, which provides the potential for compounding growth as it scales its customer base.
The team at Macquarie thinks it would be a top stock to buy right now. It stated that it thinks "SDR will rapidly grow medium-term revenue on continued 1) market share growth; and 2) transaction product adoption."
The broker recently initiated coverage on the Australian stock with an outperform rating and $6.09 price target on its shares.
