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Which ASX 200 stocks have the biggest downside in July

Tue 18 Jul 23, 9:30am (AEST)
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Key Points

  • Reece, Fortescue and Costa Group have the biggest downside vs. broker consensus
  • The top 10 stocks with the most upside are up an average 36.2% in the past twelve months

The Monthly Broker Consensus scan identifies ASX 200 stocks with the biggest potential downside based on consensus target prices.


The Top 10 ASX 200 Stocks

Ticker

Name

Sector

Close Price

Target price

Return

Last Update

REH

Reece

Industrials

$ 18.82

$ 14.83

-21.2%

7/07/23

FMG

Fortescue Metals

Materials

$ 22.79

$ 18.57

-18.5%

12/07/23

CGC

Costa Group

Staples

$ 3.30

$ 2.90

-12.1%

7/07/23

CBA

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Financials

$ 101.33

$ 89.54

-11.6%

11/07/23

BLD

Boral

Materials

$ 4.36

$ 3.87

-11.2%

19/06/23

REA

REA Group

Communications

$ 149.40

$ 133.30

-10.8%

7/07/23

BKL

Blackmores

Staples

$ 94.75

$ 85.37

-9.9%

9/06/23

XRO

Xero

Tech

$ 123.74

$ 112.06

-9.4%

12/07/23

WTC

Wisetech Global

Tech

$ 79.02

$ 71.62

-9.4%

11/07/23

DHG

Domain Holdings

Communications

$ 3.74

$ 3.44

-8.0%

7/07/23

'Last Update' column refers to the latest broker coverage of the stock. Stocks with 'Last Update' dating back two or more months are not included in the table. 'Target price' is an aggregate of all target prices under Refinitiv's database. Close price based on Friday, 14 July 2023. (Table: Market Index | Source: Refinitiv)

Rallying Past Consensus

The top ten stocks are up an average 36.2% in the past twelve months compared to the ASX 200's 9.1% gain. This suggests that the companies are doing the right thing but analysts are finding it hard to justify the price tag. So what's the path of least resistance?

  1. The brokers: The brokers are right and the businesses are beginning to get overvalued and due a pullback

  2. The companies: The companies have to be doing something right to outperform the market by this kind of margin. The trend is your friend and you're paying for it

It's interesting to note that the ten stocks come from six very different sectors: Defensive (Industrials, Communications and Staples), Growth (Tech) and Cyclicals (Materials and Financials).


Honorable Mentions

The ASX 200 stocks ranked 11-20 for most downside, which follows a similar narrative as the top 10: Average twelve-month gain of 26.7% and come from seven unique sectors.

Ticker

Name

Sector

Close Price

Target price

Return

Last Update

EVN

Evolution Mining

Materials

$ 3.77

$ 3.50

-7.2%

6/07/23

ORG

Origin Energy

Utilities

$ 8.58

$ 8.01

-6.6%

22/06/23

PME

Pro Medicus

Health Care

$ 65.49

$ 61.36

-6.3%

3/07/23

AGL

AGL Energy

Utilities

$ 11.40

$ 10.76

-5.6%

22/06/23

CXO

Core Lithium

Materials

$ 0.99

$ 0.93

-5.6%

4/07/23

BWP

BWP Trust

Real Estate

$ 3.68

$ 3.52

-4.3%

28/06/23

IAG

Insurance Australia Group

Financials

$ 5.74

$ 5.50

-4.2%

11/07/23

HMC

HMC Capital

Real Estate

$ 5.05

$ 4.84

-4.2%

26/06/23

MP1

Megaport

Tech

$ 9.54

$ 9.19

-3.7%

12/07/23

ARB

ARB Corporation

Discretionary

$ 30.30

$ 29.22

-3.6%

10/07/23

 

Written By

Kerry Sun

Content Strategist

Kerry holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University. He is an avid swing trader, focused on technical set ups and breakouts. Outside of writing and trading, Kerry is a big UFC fan, loves poker and training Muay Thai. Connect via LinkedIn or email.

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