Reliance Steel Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

RS Stock  USD 278.73  1.34  0.48%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Reliance Steel Aluminum on the next trading day is expected to be 270.58 with a mean absolute deviation of 5.08 and the sum of the absolute errors of 309.93. Reliance Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
At this time, Reliance Steel's Inventory Turnover is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Fixed Asset Turnover is likely to gain to 7.10 in 2024, whereas Payables Turnover is likely to drop 14.78 in 2024. . Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 70.5 M in 2024. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 2.2 B in 2024.
Forecasting cash, or other financial indicators, requires analysts to apply different statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms to find hidden patterns within the Reliance Steel's financial statements to predict how it will affect future prices.
 
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First Reported
1993-12-31
Previous Quarter
350.8 M
Current Value
314.6 M
Quarterly Volatility
247.4 M
 
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A naive forecasting model for Reliance Steel is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Reliance Steel Aluminum 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.

Reliance Steel Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 19th of December

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Reliance Steel Aluminum on the next trading day is expected to be 270.58 with a mean absolute deviation of 5.08, mean absolute percentage error of 44.51, and the sum of the absolute errors of 309.93.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Reliance 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 Reliance Steel's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Reliance Steel Stock Forecast Pattern

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Reliance Steel Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Reliance Steel'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. Reliance Steel's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 268.44 and 272.73, respectively. We have considered Reliance Steel'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
278.73
268.44
Downside
270.58
Expected Value
272.73
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 Reliance Steel stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Reliance Steel 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 Criteria121.9062
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation5.0809
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0169
SAESum of the absolute errors309.9329
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Reliance Steel Aluminum. 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 Reliance Steel. 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 Reliance Steel

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Reliance Steel Aluminum. 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 Reliance Steel'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
277.90280.05282.20
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
252.06292.02294.17
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Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
274.38302.17329.96
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7 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
266.63293.00325.23
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Other Forecasting Options for Reliance Steel

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

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Reliance Steel Aluminum Technical and Predictive Analytics

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Reliance Steel Market Strength Events

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Reliance Steel Risk Indicators

The analysis of Reliance Steel'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 Reliance Steel's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting reliance 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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