HCA Healthcare Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

2BH Stock  EUR 309.00  6.90  2.18%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of HCA Healthcare on the next trading day is expected to be 313.57 with a mean absolute deviation of 7.09 and the sum of the absolute errors of 439.43. HCA Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
A naive forecasting model for HCA Healthcare is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of HCA Healthcare 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.

HCA Healthcare Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 27th of November

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of HCA Healthcare on the next trading day is expected to be 313.57 with a mean absolute deviation of 7.09, mean absolute percentage error of 88.88, and the sum of the absolute errors of 439.43.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict HCA 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 HCA Healthcare's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

HCA Healthcare Stock Forecast Pattern

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HCA Healthcare Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting HCA Healthcare'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. HCA Healthcare's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 311.80 and 315.34, respectively. We have considered HCA Healthcare'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
309.00
311.80
Downside
313.57
Expected Value
315.34
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 HCA Healthcare stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent HCA Healthcare 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 Criteria124.4356
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation7.0876
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0202
SAESum of the absolute errors439.4334
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of HCA Healthcare. 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 HCA Healthcare. 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 HCA Healthcare

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as HCA Healthcare. 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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Other Forecasting Options for HCA Healthcare

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

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HCA Healthcare Technical and Predictive Analytics

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HCA Healthcare Market Strength Events

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HCA Healthcare Risk Indicators

The analysis of HCA Healthcare'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 HCA Healthcare's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting hca 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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