General Mills Stock Forecast - 4 Period Moving Average

GIS Stock  USD 66.23  0.24  0.36%   
The 4 Period Moving Average forecasted value of General Mills on the next trading day is expected to be 66.00 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.81 and the sum of the absolute errors of 46.27. General Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
At this time, General Mills' Inventory Turnover is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Payables Turnover is likely to gain to 3.54 in 2024, whereas Asset Turnover is likely to drop 0.57 in 2024. . Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 530.1 M in 2024. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop to about 1.7 B in 2024.
A four-period moving average forecast model for General Mills is based on an artificially constructed daily price series in which the value for a given day is replaced by the mean of that value and the values for four preceding and succeeding time periods. This model is best suited to forecast equities with high volatility.

General Mills 4 Period Moving Average Price Forecast For the 29th of November

Given 90 days horizon, the 4 Period Moving Average forecasted value of General Mills on the next trading day is expected to be 66.00 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.81, mean absolute percentage error of 1.02, and the sum of the absolute errors of 46.27.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict General 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 General Mills' next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

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General Mills Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting General Mills' 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. General Mills' downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 65.01 and 66.98, respectively. We have considered General Mills' 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
66.23
66.00
Expected Value
66.98
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Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the 4 Period Moving Average forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of General Mills stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent General Mills 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 Criteria110.7822
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors 0.3599
MADMean absolute deviation0.8117
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0119
SAESum of the absolute errors46.2675
The four period moving average method has an advantage over other forecasting models in that it does smooth out peaks and troughs in a set of daily price observations of General Mills. However, it also has several disadvantages. In particular this model does not produce an actual prediction equation for General Mills and therefore, it cannot be a useful forecasting tool for medium or long range price predictions

Predictive Modules for General Mills

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as General Mills. 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.
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65.3566.3467.33
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
61.9562.9472.85
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21 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
63.5969.8877.57
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1.171.221.25
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Other Forecasting Options for General Mills

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

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General Mills Technical and Predictive Analytics

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General Mills Risk Indicators

The analysis of General Mills' 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 General Mills' investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting general 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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