There are few businesses that receive substantial analyst positivity on the ASX. But when plenty of analysts rate an ASX share as a buy, investors may want to do some further looking.
The three S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares I'm about to note are among the leaders in the world at what they do, and analysts think they have the potential to deliver large capital gains in the long term.
Let's have a look at what they do and how excited analysts are.
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Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ASX: ALL)
Aristocrat is a major player in the global poker machine and casino management system space. It also has a sizeable mobile game segment.
According to CMC Invest, there have been 9 analyst ratings on the business over the last 3 months, all of which were buy ratings.
The average price target – where analysts think the business will be trading in a year from now – is $67.06. At the time of writing, that suggests a rise of more than 40%.
The most optimistic price target is $73.71, suggesting a possible rise of more than 50%, while the lowest price target is $62.75, implying a suggested rise of more than 30%.
According to the projection on CMC Invest, the ASX share is valued at around 18x FY26's estimated earnings.
Orica Ltd (ASX: ORI)
The next ASX share I'll highlight is Orica, which describes itself as a global leader in mining and infrastructure services, explosives manufacturing, digital solutions, and specialty mining chemicals.
According to CMC Invest, there have been 11 recent ratings on the business – all of them were a buy.
The average price target on CMC Invest of $26.08 suggests a possible rise of around 25% at the time of writing, while the highest estimate of $29.88 implies a rise of well over 40%. However, the lowest price target of $23.95 suggests only a 15% potential rise.
Using the earnings forecast on CMC Invest, the business is valued at 17x FY26's estimated earnings.
Xero Ltd (ASX: XRO)
Xero is one of the world's leading cloud accounting and payments businesses.
According to CMC Invest, of the seven recent ratings on the ASX tech share, six were buy.
Impressively, the average price target of those ratings is $157.28, suggesting a possible increase of around 100%. The highest price target is $232.88, suggesting it could rise around 200%. That may be a bit ambitious for 2026.
But, not everyone is so confident – the lowest price target is $82.37. That suggests a rise of less than 10% from where it is today.
Based on broker UBS' projections, the business is valued at 67x FY26's estimated earnings.
