Mercury General Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

MCY Stock  USD 78.96  0.11  0.14%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Mercury General on the next trading day is expected to be 78.79 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.10 and the sum of the absolute errors of 67.08. Mercury Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
At this time, Mercury General's Payables Turnover is fairly stable compared to the past year. Asset Turnover is likely to rise to 0.76 in 2024, whereas Inventory Turnover is likely to drop (0.25) in 2024. . Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 59.7 M in 2024. Net Loss is likely to rise to about (438.3 M) in 2024.
Forecasting cash, or other financial indicators, requires analysts to apply different statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms to find hidden patterns within the Mercury General's financial statements to predict how it will affect future prices.
 
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First Reported
1995-12-31
Previous Quarter
609.3 M
Current Value
616.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
149.5 M
 
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A naive forecasting model for Mercury General is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Mercury General 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.

Mercury General Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 3rd of December

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Mercury General on the next trading day is expected to be 78.79 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.10, mean absolute percentage error of 2.09, and the sum of the absolute errors of 67.08.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Mercury 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 Mercury General's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Mercury General Stock Forecast Pattern

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Mercury General Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Mercury General'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. Mercury General's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 76.72 and 80.87, respectively. We have considered Mercury General'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
78.96
78.79
Expected Value
80.87
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 Mercury General stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Mercury General 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 Criteria118.8458
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation1.0997
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0163
SAESum of the absolute errors67.0816
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Mercury General. 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 Mercury General. 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 Mercury General

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Mercury General. 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 Mercury General'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
76.8578.9381.01
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
61.0163.0986.86
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Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
62.2271.2980.35
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1 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
30.0333.0036.63
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Other Forecasting Options for Mercury General

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

Mercury General 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 Mercury General stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Mercury General could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Mercury General by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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Mercury General 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 Mercury General'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 Mercury General's current price.

Mercury General Market Strength Events

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

Mercury General Risk Indicators

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