If you are looking for new investment ideas this month, then it could pay to listen to what Bell Potter is saying.
That's because the broker has just released its latest top Australian picks from the small-cap side of the market. These are its panel of favoured ASX shares that it believes offer attractive returns over the long term.
Two that make the list in April are named below. Here's why it is bullish on them:
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Catapult Sports Ltd (ASX: CAT)
This sports technology company has been named as an ASX share to buy in April by the broker.
It likes Catapult due to its strong position in a market that is expected to double in value to US$72 billion by 2030.
Commenting on its recommendation, Bell Potter said:
Catapult Sports is a leading global provider of elite athlete wearing tracking solutions and analytics for athlete tracking. The key target market of Catapult is elite sporting teams and organisations and the acquisition of SBG also now gives the company a presence in motorsports. The pro sports technology market is currently valued at US$36bn in 2025 and is forecast to double to US$72bn by 2030.
We view CAT as a market leader entering a stronger phase of cash generation and operating leverage, with an underpenetrated global customer base and expanding analytics suite providing a long runway for subscription growth and valuation upside.
Region Re Ltd (ASX: RGN)
Bell Potter has added Region Group to its best ideas list in April. It is a neighbourhood shopping centre landlord which counts the likes of Coles Group Ltd (ASX: COL) and Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX: WOW) as major tenants.
The broker believes the company is well-placed for both growth and to pay a generous dividend in the near term. It also highlights its attractive valuation, with the ASX share trading at a discount to its net tangible assets (NTA). Bell Potter explains:
We add Region Group (RGN), Australia's largest landlord of neighbourhood shopping centres – a portfolio of highly resilient income streams heavily weighted to non-discretionary retail tenants (Woolworths and Coles). The business delivered a solid 1H26 result with a pickup in NOI and an upgrade to full year FY26 guidance, which doesn't account for any potential acquisitions, buyback activity, and growth in its funds management platform.
RGN also ranks amongst the most hedged in its peer group, with interest costs largely locked in for the next two years (100% hedged for FY26, 87% hedged in FY27), providing strong earnings visibility and a buffer to rising funding costs. The stock trades at a -9% discount to NTA, 6.0% 1yr forward DPS yield, and is an internally managed REIT with a largely open register in one of the most attractive risk-adjusted sub-sectors of real estate.
