2 FTSE 100 shares I’m thinking of buying in August!

These FTSE 100 shares could deliver exceptional shareholder returns for years to come. I’m doing some intensive research to see whether I should buy.

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Looking for the best FTSE 100 shares to buy this month? Here are two top quality blue-chips on my watchlist.

BAE Systems

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It’s not just US tech stocks that have sold off sharply in recent weeks. Defence shares have also fallen as investors moved to locked in profits following earlier share price strength.

As I type, BAE Systems‘ (LSE:BA.) share price is down 7% over the past month. I think this pullback represents an attractive opportunity for me to open a position.

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This FTSE 100 share’s one of the world’s biggest defence contractors. It supplies military equipment across the world, and is a critical supplier to the US and UK armed forces. And it’s enjoying record levels of orders as global rearmament increases at the fastest pace since the Cold War.

Regrettably, the scale of global tensions mean that weapons demand could have much further scope to grow. Sir Roland Walker, head of the British Army, has said it needs to treble its fighting power by 2030 to counter the perceived threat of China, Russia and Iran. Expect arms budgets to keep increasing.

City analysts are expecting BAE Systems to report strong earnings growth for the next few years at least. A predicted 7% bottom-line rise this year is followed by forecast increases of 12% and 10% for 2025 and 2026 respectively.

With a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.3 times, BAE Systems’ shares still trade at a premium to the broader FTSE 100. But despite the danger of contract lumpy timings and project development issues, I think the defence giant merits this premium.

The Berkeley Group

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Housebuilders like The Berkeley Group (LSE:BKG) remain under pressure from higher-than-normal interest rates. While this remains an ongoing threat to housing demand, weakening inflation means the Bank of England could cut rates multiple times over the next year.

Encouragingly, mortgage rates are falling again in what’s tipped by some as a sign of an improving environment for homebuyers.

Last week, Nationwide became the first lender to offer a rate below 4% for the first time in years. Industry experts think this could set off a new race among lenders that could ignite the market.

This isn’t the only good news the likes of Berkeley have received recently. Following the general election, Labour confirmed its plan to build 1.5m new homes between now and 2029. A bonfire of planning rules to make this a reality could boost homebuilder profits for years to come.

Berkeley isn’t out of the woods yet, of course. City analysts think annual earnings will fall 7% and 6% in the next two financial years before rebounding thereafter.

But with a forward P/E ratio of 14.2 times, Berkeley’s cheaper than its FTSE 100 rivals, and so could be a better way for value investors like me to capitalise on a housing market recovery.

But here’s another bargain investment that looks absurdly dirt-cheap:

Like buying £1 for 31p

This seems ridiculous, but we almost never see shares looking this cheap. Yet this Share Advisor pick has a price/book ratio of 0.31. In plain English, this means that investors effectively get in on a business that holds £1 of assets for every 31p they invest!

Of course, this is the stock market where money is always at risk — these valuations can change and there are no guarantees. But some risks are a LOT more interesting than others, and at The Motley Fool we believe this company is amongst them.

What’s more, it currently boasts a stellar dividend yield of around 10%, and right now it’s possible for investors to jump aboard at near-historic lows. Want to get the name for yourself?

See the full investment case

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Like buying £1 for 51p

This seems ridiculous, but we almost never see shares looking this cheap. Yet this recent ‘Best Buy Now’ has a price/book ratio of 0.51. In plain English, this means that investors effectively get in on a business that holds £1 of assets for every 51p they invest!

Of course, this is the stock market where money is always at risk — these valuations can change and there are no guarantees. But some risks are a LOT more interesting than others, and at The Motley Fool we believe this company is amongst them.

What’s more, it currently boasts a stellar dividend yield of around 8.5%, and right now it’s possible for investors to jump aboard at near-historic lows. Want to get the name for yourself?

See the full investment case

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