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It has been another busy week for many of Australia’s top brokers. This has led to the release of a number of broker notes.

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:

According to a note out of Ord Minnett, its analysts have retained their buy rating and $20.00 price target on this iron ore miner’s shares. This follows the release of a fourth quarter update which impressed the broker. Ord Minnett highlights that the miner outperformed expectations on all key metrics. In addition, it was pleased that its shipments guidance for FY 2026 was in line with expectations, whereas its cost guidance was better than expected. In light of this, the broker feels that its shares are good value at current levels. The Fortescue share price is trading at $18.36 on Friday.

Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN)

A note out of Bell Potter reveals that its analysts have retained their buy rating on this uranium producer’s shares with a trimmed price target of $8.70. The broker was pleased with the company’s performance during the fourth quarter of FY 2025. It points out that Paladin Energy’s production of 0.99Mlbs was comfortably ahead of its estimate of 0.8Mlbs, which itself was ahead of consensus estimates. One disappointment was that its average realised price was short of expectations. And while Paladin Energy’s guidance for FY 2026 was lower than the broker was modelling, it feels that management is being conservative after a tricky 12 months. As a result, Bell Potter believes that post-update share price weakness has created a buying opportunity for investors looking for exposure to the uranium industry. The Paladin Energy share price is fetching $7.24 at the time of writing.

WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX: WTC)

Analysts at Morgan Stanley have retained their overweight rating and $140.00 price target on this logistics solutions company’s shares. According to the note, the broker is feeling optimistic ahead of the release of the company’s results next month. It is forecasting revenue growth of 17% for FY 2025 and then guidance for 24% growth in FY 2026. Though, it concedes much of the attention will be on the roll out of the new Container Transport Optimisation offering and the acquisition of E2open (NYSE: ETWO). The WiseTech Global share price is trading at $119.58 on Friday afternoon.