Coursera Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

COUR Stock  USD 8.50  0.06  0.70%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Coursera on the next trading day is expected to be 8.74 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.20 and the sum of the absolute errors of 12.09. Coursera Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon. Although Coursera's naive historical forecasting may sometimes provide an important future outlook for the firm, we recommend always cross-verifying it against solid analysis of Coursera's systematic risk associated with finding meaningful patterns of Coursera fundamentals over time.
  
At this time, Coursera's Inventory Turnover is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 12/11/2024, Payables Turnover is likely to grow to 4.06, while Fixed Asset Turnover is likely to drop 10.06. . As of 12/11/2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 148.5 M. In addition to that, Net Loss is likely to drop to about (165.7 M).

Open Interest Against 2024-12-20 Coursera Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast Coursera's spot prices because the number of available contracts in the market changes daily, and new contracts can be created or liquidated at will. Since open interest in Coursera's options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for Coursera stock based on available contracts left at the end of a trading day.
Please note that to derive more accurate forecasting about market movement from the current Coursera's open interest, investors have to compare it to Coursera's spot prices. As Ford's stock price increases, high open interest indicates that money is entering the market, and the market is strongly bullish. Conversely, if the price of Coursera is decreasing and there is high open interest, that is a sign that the bearish trend will continue, and investors may react by taking short positions in Coursera. So, decreasing or low open interest during a bull market indicates that investors are becoming uncertain of the depth of the bullish trend, and a reversal in sentiment will likely follow.

Coursera Cash Forecast

Forecasting financial indicators like cash flow involves analysts applying various statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms. These tools reveal hidden trends within the Coursera's financial statements to estimate their effects on upcoming price movements.
 
Cash  
First Reported
2018-12-31
Previous Quarter
710.3 M
Current Value
719.4 M
Quarterly Volatility
276.1 M
 
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A naive forecasting model for Coursera is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Coursera value for a given trading day is simply the observed value for the previous period. Due to the simplistic nature of the naive forecasting model, it can only be used to forecast up to one period.

Coursera Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 12th of December 2024

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Coursera on the next trading day is expected to be 8.74 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.20, mean absolute percentage error of 0.06, and the sum of the absolute errors of 12.09.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Coursera Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not recommend using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Coursera's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Coursera Stock Forecast Pattern

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Coursera Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Coursera's Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Coursera's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 5.63 and 11.85, respectively. We have considered Coursera's daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
8.50
8.74
Expected Value
11.85
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Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Naive Prediction forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Coursera stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Coursera stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information Criteria115.2224
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation0.1983
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0264
SAESum of the absolute errors12.0933
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Coursera. This model is simplistic and is included partly for completeness and partly because of its simplicity. It is unlikely that you'll want to use this model directly to predict Coursera. Instead, consider using either the moving average model or the more general weighted moving average model with a higher (i.e., greater than 1) number of periods, and possibly a different set of weights.

Predictive Modules for Coursera

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Coursera. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Coursera's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
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Prediction
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5.398.4811.57
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
8.0311.1214.21
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Consensus
LowTargetHigh
17.6519.4021.53
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Other Forecasting Options for Coursera

For every potential investor in Coursera, whether a beginner or expert, Coursera's price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Coursera Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Coursera. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Coursera's price trends.

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Coursera Technical and Predictive Analytics

The stock market is financially volatile. Despite the volatility, there exist limitless possibilities of gaining profits and building passive income portfolios. With the complexity of Coursera's price movements, a comprehensive understanding of forecasting methods that an investor can rely on to make the right move is invaluable. These methods predict trends that assist an investor in predicting the movement of Coursera's current price.

Coursera Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how Coursera stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Coursera shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying Coursera stock market strength indicators, traders can identify Coursera entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Coursera Risk Indicators

The analysis of Coursera's basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Coursera's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting coursera stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

Pair Trading with Coursera

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Coursera position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Coursera will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Coursera could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Coursera when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Coursera - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Coursera to buy it.
The correlation of Coursera is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Coursera moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Coursera moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Coursera can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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Additional Tools for Coursera Stock Analysis

When running Coursera's price analysis, check to measure Coursera's market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Coursera is operating at the current time. Most of Coursera's value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Coursera's future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Coursera's price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Coursera to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.