Consensus Recommendations (18 December 2020)
Australian analysts cover approximately 450 ASX listed companies.
Unfortunately, when reviewed individually many analysts and stockbrokers have difficulty beating the market average.
About Consensus Data
Several firms in Australia collate ASX research reports published by stockbrokers and generate a "Consensus Recommendation" for each company. These data feeds are then on-sold to institutional clients for distribution.
There's a couple of disadvantages to these databases:
1. Lack of depth: Smaller-cap companies are often covered by only one analyst.
2. Unknown update times: Analysts often stop coverage on a company without notifying the market. This leads to outdated consensus data.
Market Index tries to counter these pitfalls by:
• Publishing broker number: The number of brokers involved in a recommendation is displayed.
• Size Filter: Only the largest 150 companies in our consensus database are listed below. Analysts usually review their recommendation on large companies more often than small-caps.
• Freshness cut-off: Ratings older than 60 days are ignored.
Data Source
Market Index sources data from institutional distributors.
As brokers use several different rating systems, Market Index groups ratings according to a basic 3-tier scale: Buy, Hold and Sell.
How is the “Consensus” figure derived?
Market Index gives each recommendation a score:
Buy = 3, Hold = 2, Sell = 1
The total is divided by the number of brokers.
Analysts have a bullish bias so cut-off scores aren't evenly spread. The levels are arbitrary and were selected to make skimming the list easier. You can make your own levels using Excel.
How to use the data
Consensus data should only be used to uncover companies that might warrant further investigation. Analysts often look solely at a company's fundamentals while ignoring market sentiment and momentum. Don't base any investment decision on the data.
| Code | Company | Price | Buy | Hold | Sell | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Adbri Ltd | $3.58 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Sell |
| ABP | Abacus Property Group | $3.03 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Hold |
| AGL | AGL Energy Ltd | $13.08 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Sell |
| ALL | Aristocrat Leisure Ltd | $30.55 | 10 | 3 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| ALQ | Als Ltd | $10.10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | Buy |
| ALU | Altium Ltd | $35.00 | 4 | 9 | 1 | Hold |
| ALX | Atlas Arteria | $6.38 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Hold |
| AMP | AMP Ltd | $1.735 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Hold |
| ANN | Ansell Ltd | $35.30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Hold |
| ANZ | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd | $23.58 | 11 | 3 | 1 | Buy |
| APA | APA Group | $10.34 | 5 | 6 | 1 | Buy |
| APE | Eagers Automotive Ltd | $14.02 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Hold |
| APT | Afterpay Ltd | $120.31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | Buy |
| APX | Appen Ltd | $25.07 | 7 | 6 | 0 | Buy |
| ARB | ARB Corporation Ltd | $31.95 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Hold |
| AST | Ausnet Services Ltd | $1.825 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Sell |
| ASX | ASX Ltd | $75.35 | 0 | 1 | 11 | Strong Sell |
| AWC | Alumina Ltd | $1.85 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Buy |
| AZJ | Aurizon Holdings Ltd | $4.07 | 8 | 3 | 1 | Buy |
| BAP | Bapcor Ltd | $7.53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| BEN | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd | $9.46 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Sell |
| BHP | BHP Group Ltd | $43.30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | Strong Buy |
| BKW | Brickworks Ltd | $19.63 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Buy |
| BLD | Boral Ltd | $4.92 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Hold |
| BOQ | Bank of Queensland Ltd | $7.89 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Hold |
| BPT | Beach Energy Ltd | $1.935 | 14 | 3 | 1 | Strong Buy |
| BRG | Breville Group Ltd | $24.66 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Hold |
| BSL | Bluescope Steel Ltd | $17.60 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Buy |
| BWP | BWP Trust | $4.42 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Strong Sell |
| BXB | Brambles Ltd | $10.85 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| CAR | Carsales.com Ltd | $20.27 | 3 | 8 | 4 | Hold |
| CBA | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | $84.72 | 2 | 5 | 8 | Sell |
| CCL | Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd | $12.94 | 0 | 8 | 1 | Hold |
| CDA | Codan Ltd | $11.13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| CGF | Challenger Ltd | $6.12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Buy |
| CHC | Charter Hall Group | $14.89 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Buy |
| CIA | Champion Iron Ltd | $4.98 | 13 | 1 | 2 | Buy |
| CIM | Cimic Group Ltd | $26.24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| CLW | Charter Hall Long Wale REIT | $4.80 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Buy |
| CMW | Cromwell Property Group | $0.915 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sell |
| COH | Cochlear Ltd | $198.75 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Hold |
| COL | Coles Group Ltd | $18.21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | Buy |
| CPU | Computershare Ltd | $15.25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | Buy |
| CQR | Charter Hall Retail REIT | $3.86 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Hold |
| CSL | CSL Ltd | $288.16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | Buy |
| CSR | CSR Ltd | $5.39 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Hold |
| CTD | Corporate Travel Management Ltd | $17.93 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Buy |
| CWN | Crown Resorts Ltd | $9.87 | 6 | 5 | 0 | Buy |
| CWY | Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd | $2.39 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Hold |
| DDR | Dicker Data Ltd | $10.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| DHG | Domain Holdings Australia Ltd | $4.56 | 3 | 7 | 2 | Hold |
| DMP | Domino's PIZZA Enterprises Ltd | $87.25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Hold |
| DOW | Downer Edi Ltd | $5.39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| DXS | Dexus | $9.83 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Hold |
| EVN | Evolution Mining Ltd | $4.91 | 4 | 9 | 4 | Hold |
| FLT | Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd | $16.30 | 5 | 7 | 2 | Hold |
| FMG | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | $22.41 | 5 | 11 | 3 | Hold |
| GMG | Goodman Group | $18.84 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Hold |
| GOZ | Growthpoint Properties Australia | $3.59 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Buy |
| GPT | GPT Group | $4.75 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Hold |
| HLS | Healius Ltd | $3.98 | 5 | 6 | 0 | Buy |
| HVN | Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd | $4.69 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Buy |
| IAG | Insurance Australia Group Ltd | $5.08 | 3 | 7 | 1 | Hold |
| IEL | Idp Education Ltd | $20.34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Buy |
| IFL | IOOF Holdings Ltd | $3.75 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| IGO | IGO Ltd | $6.42 | 9 | 6 | 1 | Buy |
| ILU | Iluka Resources Ltd | $6.08 | 4 | 6 | 0 | Buy |
| IPL | Incitec Pivot Ltd | $2.31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Buy |
| IRE | Iress Ltd | $10.71 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Buy |
| JBH | JB Hi-Fi Ltd | $47.38 | 2 | 9 | 3 | Hold |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries Plc | $39.07 | 9 | 3 | 1 | Buy |
| KGN | Kogan.com Ltd | $18.43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Buy |
| LLC | Lendlease Group | $13.54 | 5 | 6 | 0 | Buy |
| LNK | Link Administration Holdings Ltd | $5.60 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Hold |
| LYC | Lynas Rare EARTHS Ltd | $3.85 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Hold |
| MFG | Magellan Financial Group Ltd | $56.24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Hold |
| MGR | Mirvac Group | $2.76 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Buy |
| MIN | Mineral Resources Ltd | $32.70 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Hold |
| MP1 | Megaport Ltd | $14.26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Buy |
| MPL | Medibank Private Ltd | $2.87 | 4 | 7 | 0 | Buy |
| MQG | Macquarie Group Ltd | $141.58 | 8 | 6 | 0 | Buy |
| MSB | Mesoblast Ltd | $0.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sell |
| MTS | Metcash Ltd | $3.55 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Buy |
| NAB | National Australia Bank Ltd | $23.85 | 11 | 2 | 2 | Buy |
| NAN | Nanosonics Ltd | $7.66 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Sell |
| NCM | Newcrest Mining Ltd | $27.08 | 7 | 11 | 1 | Buy |
| NEC | Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd | $2.43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Strong Buy |
| NHF | Nib Holdings Ltd | $5.41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | Hold |
| NIC | Nickel Mines Ltd | $1.10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| NSR | National Storage REIT | $1.99 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Sell |
| NST | Northern Star Resources Ltd | $12.57 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Buy |
| NWL | Netwealth Group Ltd | $17.03 | 0 | 7 | 4 | Sell |
| NXT | NEXTDC Ltd | $12.25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | Strong Buy |
| ORA | Orora Ltd | $2.76 | 4 | 8 | 0 | Buy |
| ORG | Origin Energy Ltd | $4.97 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Buy |
| ORI | Orica Ltd | $15.69 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Buy |
| OSH | Oil Search Ltd | $3.68 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Hold |
| OZL | OZ Minerals Ltd | $19.17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | Hold |
| PBH | Pointsbet Holdings Ltd | $12.01 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Buy |
| PDL | Pendal Group Ltd | $6.83 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| PLS | Pilbara Minerals Ltd | $0.755 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Hold |
| PME | Pro Medicus Ltd | $32.15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Hold |
| PMV | Premier Investments Ltd | $24.00 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Hold |
| PNV | Polynovo Ltd | $4.01 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Buy |
| PPT | Perpetual Ltd | $35.58 | 5 | 6 | 0 | Buy |
| PTM | Platinum Asset Management Ltd | $4.29 | 0 | 5 | 6 | Strong Sell |
| QAN | Qantas Airways Ltd | $5.10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Buy |
| QBE | QBE Insurance Group Ltd | $9.95 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Buy |
| QUB | QUBE Holdings Ltd | $2.93 | 7 | 3 | 1 | Buy |
| REA | REA Group Ltd | $148.59 | 3 | 8 | 2 | Hold |
| REH | Reece Ltd | $16.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Hold |
| RHC | Ramsay Health Care Ltd | $64.41 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Hold |
| RIO | RIO Tinto Ltd | $116.44 | 5 | 8 | 1 | Hold |
| RRL | Regis Resources Ltd | $3.75 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Hold |
| RWC | Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd | $4.44 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Hold |
| S32 | SOUTH32 Ltd | $2.63 | 15 | 6 | 2 | Buy |
| SAR | Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd | $4.68 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Hold |
| SBM | ST Barbara Ltd | $2.48 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Buy |
| SCG | Scentre Group | $2.78 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Hold |
| SCP | Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group | $2.63 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Hold |
| SDF | Steadfast Group Ltd | $4.01 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Strong Buy |
| SEK | Seek Ltd | $28.44 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Hold |
| SGM | Sims Ltd | $12.78 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Hold |
| SGP | Stockland | $4.43 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Hold |
| SGR | The Star Entertainment Group Ltd | $3.82 | 9 | 4 | 0 | Buy |
| SHL | Sonic Healthcare Ltd | $33.39 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Buy |
| SKI | Spark Infrastructure Group | $2.16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | Buy |
| SOL | Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Ltd | $30.63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Hold |
| STO | Santos Ltd | $6.50 | 11 | 5 | 0 | Buy |
| SUL | Super Retail Group Ltd | $10.86 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Buy |
| SUN | Suncorp Group Ltd | $10.04 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Buy |
| SVW | Seven Group Holdings Ltd | $23.65 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Hold |
| SYD | Sydney Airport | $6.59 | 9 | 3 | 3 | Buy |
| TAH | Tabcorp Holdings Ltd | $4.02 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Hold |
| TCL | Transurban Group | $14.27 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Hold |
| TLS | Telstra Corporation Ltd | $3.05 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Buy |
| TNE | Technology One Ltd | $8.22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Hold |
| TWE | Treasury Wine Estates Ltd | $9.59 | 6 | 7 | 2 | Hold |
| VCX | Vicinity Centres | $1.64 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Hold |
| VEA | Viva Energy Group Ltd | $2.01 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Strong Buy |
| VOC | Vocus Group Ltd | $3.97 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Hold |
| WBC | Westpac Banking Corporation | $20.21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | Buy |
| WES | Wesfarmers Ltd | $51.62 | 2 | 9 | 3 | Hold |
| WOR | Worley Ltd | $12.05 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Buy |
| WOW | Woolworths Group Ltd | $39.46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | Buy |
| WPL | Woodside Petroleum Ltd | $23.56 | 9 | 6 | 1 | Buy |
| WTC | Wisetech Global Ltd | $31.65 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Hold |
| XRO | Xero Ltd | $154.00 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Hold |
| YAL | Yancoal Australia Ltd | $2.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Hold |
| Z1P | ZIP Co Ltd | $5.63 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Hold |
NOTE: Share prices as at previous close. Analysts tend to produce more reports with a “Buy” than a “Sell” so the number of recommendations generally favour the buy side.
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