BEST Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

BEST Stock  USD 2.67  0.01  0.38%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of BEST Inc on the next trading day is expected to be 2.65 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.01 and the sum of the absolute errors of 0.36. BEST Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
Inventory Turnover is likely to gain to 1,087 in 2024. Payables Turnover is likely to gain to 6.87 in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 14.7 M in 2024. Net Loss is likely to drop to about (1.8 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 BEST's financial statements to predict how it will affect future prices.
 
Cash  
First Reported
2016-12-31
Previous Quarter
426 M
Current Value
232.9 M
Quarterly Volatility
860.8 M
 
Covid
A naive forecasting model for BEST is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of BEST Inc 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.

BEST Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 26th of November

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of BEST Inc on the next trading day is expected to be 2.65 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.01, mean absolute percentage error of 0.000052, and the sum of the absolute errors of 0.36.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict BEST 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 BEST's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

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BEST Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting BEST'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. BEST's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 2.28 and 3.02, respectively. We have considered BEST'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
2.67
2.65
Expected Value
3.02
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 BEST stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent BEST 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 Criteria108.2519
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation0.0059
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0022
SAESum of the absolute errors0.3584
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of BEST Inc. 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 BEST. 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 BEST

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as BEST Inc. 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 BEST'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
2.292.663.03
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
1.632.002.93
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3 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
1.431.571.75
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Other Forecasting Options for BEST

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

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BEST Inc 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 BEST'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 BEST's current price.

BEST Market Strength Events

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BEST Risk Indicators

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