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Good afternoon, and welcome to the HotCopper HotList column. Every week, ASX companies of every shape and size go through the ups and downs that is the Australian trading rollercoaster. Fortunes made, and equity lost each time the bourse opens – which is why watching market trends is so key.
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You certainily don’t have to go it alone, though: We’ve put together the “HotList,” the top ten ASX companies added to HotCopper watchlists in Week 8 — and this Friday, we’re starting with Forte Energy.
1. Forte Energy
Forte Energy (ASX:FEL) saw a huge number of new HotCopper forum followers, with the $5 million microcap drawing eyes after acquiring 143,368 acres of “highly prospective” leases in Alaska, where it will look for oil.
The 143.3K acres are spread across 11 exploration leases, all of which lie on the north-south running clinoform petroleum systems, which the company told shareholders have “proven to contain major discoveries of oil.” XCD Energy and then later 88 Energy have both explored the area in the past.
FEL has been 0.6cps, so it’s still at the micro-level for now.
2. LDR Capital Property
This next one, LDR Capital Property (ASX:LED), is one of the old HotList classics: Evolution Trustees has changed the fund’s name from “ECF I” and “ECF II” to this new LDR Capital Property nameplate in Week 8.
As usual, the new name and ticker code (it used to be “ECF”) led to users checking out the company − and some liked what they saw there.
(Update, Monday, February 23, 11:01am: Article was amended to remove incorrect information in a paragraph regarding Lederer Group’s acquisition of the Elanor Commercial Property Fund. We regret the error.
Up to early morning Friday, LED shares had been 58cps.
3. Pro Medicus
Pro Medicus (ASX:PME) rounds out the HotList top three for this week, with the most likely reason being that the $13 billion healthcare imaging company may well be getting into ‘value’ range after a -43.2% YTD dump.
The ASX 200 company shared its first-half FY26 results this week, with revenue rising to A$128.94 million and net income, to $171.22M. Peeling back the layers a bit more in the report may give us exactly why traders are following: Pro Medicus is handing out a 32c dividend on March 20.
Or maybe, like I first said, investors are just chasing the rebound. Today, the company’s a long way from its $327 heights.
PME shares have been $125.53/ea today.
Then, rounding out the HotList in Week 8 was:
- Zip Co
- WiseTech
- CSL Ltd
- LinQ Minerals
- Botanix Pharmaceuticals
- Xero Limited
- And, Telix Pharma
Finding the HotList page
To find HotCopper’s Hotlist, click on “My Account” and then “My Profile” on the HotCopper home page. Then, select “My Watchlist,” where you see all your followed stocks and scroll to the bottom. The HotList section is there.
Or, you can go straight through to the HotList section with this link right here.
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