7 ASX shares with strengthened buy ratings this week

Brokers retained a positive view on Tuas, Megaport, Graincorp, and other shares this week.

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S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares are 0.5% higher at 8,662.2 points on Friday.

Among the 11 market sectors, materials is in the lead today, up 1%, while utilities is the laggard, down 1%.

Let's take a look at some stocks that have received renewed buy recommendations from the experts this week.

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Tuas Ltd (ASX: TUA)

The Tuas share price is $2.27, down 1.7% today.

The ASX 200 telco share is down 63% since news dropped that the company has allegedly been using spectrum it doesn't own.

Morgan Stanley kept its buy rating on Tuas shares with a $10 target this week.

This implies a massive potential capital gain of 325% over the next year.

Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd (ASX: DBI)

The Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure share price is $5.60, down 0.8% today.

Over the past six months, this ASX 200 industrial share has leapt 25%.

Citi reaffirmed its buy rating and raised its 12-month target from $5.75 to $6.10 on Thursday.

This suggests a potential 8% upside ahead.

Graincorp Ltd (ASX: GNC)

The Graincorp share price is $4.75, up 0.9% today.

This ASX 200 agribusiness share has tumbled 45% over six months.

Canaccord Genuity renewed its buy rating with a $6.88 target on Monday.

This implies potential capital growth of 45% over the next year.

Megaport Ltd (ASX: MP1)

The Megaport share price is $12.98, up 1.2% today.

Over the past month, this ASX 200 technology share has ripped 48% higher.

Morgans renewed its buy rating and raised its target from $13.50 to $15.50 this week.

This suggests a potential 19% upside ahead.

The broker commented:

MP1 has announced a series of large contract wins which are financially and strategically significant.

MP1 will use its globally unique communications platform to connect servers and GPU clusters in numerous DCs across the US.

DC power constraints are a growing issue and MP1 was uniquely able to stitch together multiple sites to provide consolidated inference solutions.

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd (ASX: EOS)

The Electro Optic Systems share price is $8.98, up 12% on Friday.

Over the past month, this ASX 200 defence share has fallen 16%.

Canaccord Genuity renewed its buy rating and raised its target from $12.50 to $14 this week.

This suggests a potential 24% upside ahead.

Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC)

The Charter Hall share price is $19.35, up 0.5% today.

This real estate investment trust (REIT) has declined 21% over the year to date.

Morgan Stanley reiterated its buy rating with a price target of $26.89 on Monday.

This implies a potential near-40% upside ahead.

James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX)

The James Hardie share price is $29.10, up 4% today.

This building materials supplier is the largest non-mining company in the ASX 200 materials sector.

James Hardie shares have fallen 19% over 12 months.

This week, James Hardie released its FY26 results.

Amid subdued construction activity, broker Morgans said FY26 could be "chalked up as a transformational but financially dilutive year, while FY27 is about margin and cash-recovery driven by synergies rather than any improvement in the housing market".

Morgans reiterated its buy rating with a price target of $39.

This implies potential capital gains of 34% ahead.

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