Community Health Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

CYH Stock  USD 3.44  0.02  0.58%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Community Health Systems on the next trading day is expected to be 3.23 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.23 and the sum of the absolute errors of 13.92. Community Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon. We recommend always using this module together with an analysis of Community Health's historical fundamentals, such as revenue growth or operating cash flow patterns.
  
The current Inventory Turnover is estimated to decrease to 14.24. The current Payables Turnover is estimated to decrease to 7.07. The Community Health's current Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is estimated to increase to about 43.5 M, while Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease to under 112.2 M.

Community Health Cash Forecast

Predicting cash flow or other financial metrics requires analysts to utilize a variety of statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms. These tools help uncover hidden patterns in the Community Health's financial statements, enabling forecasts of their impact on future stock prices.
 
Cash  
First Reported
2000-06-30
Previous Quarter
39 M
Current Value
33 M
Quarterly Volatility
352.4 M
 
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A naive forecasting model for Community Health is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Community Health Systems 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.

Community Health Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 30th of November

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Community Health Systems on the next trading day is expected to be 3.23 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.23, mean absolute percentage error of 0.10, and the sum of the absolute errors of 13.92.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Community 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 Community Health's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Community Health Stock Forecast Pattern

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Community Health Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Community Health'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. Community Health's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 0.03 and 7.46, respectively. We have considered Community Health'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
3.44
3.23
Expected Value
7.46
Upside

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 Community Health stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Community Health 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 Criteria115.8171
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation0.2282
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0464
SAESum of the absolute errors13.9216
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Community Health Systems. 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 Community Health. 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 Community Health

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Community Health Systems. 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 Community Health'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.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
0.183.647.87
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
0.034.268.49
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8 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
4.905.385.97
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Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
-0.15-0.14-0.13
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Other Forecasting Options for Community Health

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

Community Health Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Community Health stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Community Health could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Community Health by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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Community Health Systems 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 Community Health'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 Community Health's current price.

Community Health Market Strength Events

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

Community Health Risk Indicators

The analysis of Community Health'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 Community Health's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting community 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.

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When determining whether Community Health Systems offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Community Health's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Community Health Systems Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Community Health Systems Stock:
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Community Health to cross-verify your projections.
You can also try the Balance Of Power module to check stock momentum by analyzing Balance Of Power indicator and other technical ratios.
Is Health Care Providers & Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Community Health. If investors know Community will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Community Health listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.89)
Earnings Share
(3.02)
Revenue Per Share
95.314
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.001
Return On Assets
0.0353
The market value of Community Health Systems is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Community that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Community Health's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Community Health's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Community Health's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Community Health's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Community Health's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Community Health is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Community Health's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.