3 no-brainer ASX shares to buy with $500

Analysts have done all the thinking for you and rate these shares as buys.

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The Australian share market has a lot of options for investors to choose from.

So many it can hurt your brain trying to decide which ones to buy and which ones to avoid with a $500 investment.

But three ASX shares that could be classed as no-brainers right now are listed below. Here's why leading brokers currently rate these stocks highly:

Goodman Group (ASX: GMG)

The first no-brainer ASX share to look at for a $500 investment is Goodman Group. It is a global industrial property and digital infrastructure company that owns, develops, and manages high-quality, sustainable properties.

These properties have been (and continue to be) in great demand with end users over the past decade. This has underpinned strong earnings growth and even stronger shareholder returns.

The good news is that Morgan Stanley believes this positive form can continue, particularly given Goodman's exposure to the artificial intelligence boom through its data centre pipeline.

As a result, the broker recently put an overweight rating and $42.40 price target on its shares.

Life360 Inc (ASX: 360)

Life360 is a rapidly growing family connection and safety company aiming to keep people close to the ones they love.

At the last count, the company's eponymous app had a massive 76.9 million monthly active users (MAU) across more than 170 countries. From this, there were almost 2.2 million paying circles underpinning quarterly revenue of US$92.9 million.

Bell Potter is very bullish on the company. It notes that Life360 "has significant growth potential as it continues to rapidly monetise its customer base."

And despite its shares tripling in value this year, the broker believes the gains aren't over just yet. Bell Potter currently has a buy rating and $26.75 price target on them.

Xero Ltd (ASX: XRO)

Another no-brainer ASX share to buy with $500 could be Xero. It is a leading cloud accounting platform provider which has also been growing at a rapid rate.

Goldman Sachs believes this strong growth can continue for a long time to come. It highlights that it sees "Xero as very well-placed to take advantage of the digitisation of SMBs globally, driven by compelling efficiency benefits and regulatory tailwinds, with >100mn SMBs worldwide representing a >NZ$100bn TAM."

Its analysts also "see an attractive entry point into a global growth story with Xero our preferred large-cap technology name in ANZ."

Goldman Sachs has a conviction buy rating and $201.00 price target on its shares.

Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has positions in Life360 and Xero. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Goldman Sachs Group, Goodman Group, Life360, and Xero. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Xero. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Goodman Group. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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