It has been a busy week for many of Australia's top brokers. This has led to a number of broker notes hitting the wires.
Three broker buy ratings that you might want to know more about are summarised below. Here's why brokers think these ASX shares are in the buy zone right now:
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Goodman Group (ASX: GMG)
According to a note out of Citi, its analysts have retained their buy rating and $40.00 price target on this industrial property company's shares. The broker highlights that over in the UK, Prologis (NYSE: PLD) has made a takeover offer for industrial property company Segro (LSE: SGRO). Citi believes this offer highlights the strategic value of Goodman's portfolio of development sites and data centre pipeline. It also shows the scarcity of these types of assets as global data centre demand accelerates. And given its belief that Goodman is better positioned than many of its peers, with a significant development pipeline, the broker sees plenty of value in the company's shares at current levels. The Goodman share price is trading at $31.98 on Friday afternoon.
Judo Capital Holdings Ltd (ASX: JDO)
A note out of Morgans reveals that its analysts have retained their buy rating on this small business lender's shares with a heavily reduced price target of $1.47. The broker notes that Judo Capital has downgraded its earnings guidance for FY 2026. However, the biggest disappointment for Morgans was the company's guidance for FY 2027, which fell well short of consensus estimates. Nevertheless, the broker thinks the vicious selloff has been an overreaction. It highlights that Judo Capital's shares are trading at under 7x FY 2027 earnings despite its guidance pointing to 30% growth across both FY 2026 and FY 2027. Morgans suspects that the market has now priced in a significant risk premium or probability of failure. The Judo Capital share price is fetching 88 cents at the time of writing.
Minerals 260 Ltd (ASX: MI6)
Analysts at Bell Potter have retained their speculative buy rating and $1.35 price target on this gold explorer's shares. According to the note, the broker was pleased with drilling results from the ongoing resource definition program at its 100% owned, 4.5Moz Bullabulling Gold Project. Bell Potter highlights that they continue to confirm and upgrade the confidence within the current mineral resource estimate and build the case for extensions beyond it. The broker also notes that the company holds ~$250 million in cash, which it believes is sufficient to fund it through to a final investment decision in early 2027. The Minerals 260 share price is trading at 83 cents on Friday.
