Bristol Myers Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

BMY Stock  USD 55.86  0.04  0.07%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Bristol Myers Squibb on the next trading day is expected to be 55.86 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.84 and the sum of the absolute errors of 51.41. Bristol Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
At this time the relative strength index (rsi) of Bristol Myers' share price is below 20 suggesting that the stock is significantly oversold. The fundamental principle of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to quantify the velocity at which market participants are driving the price of a financial instrument upwards or downwards.

Momentum 0

 Sell Peaked

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of Bristol Myers' future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Bristol Myers Squibb, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Bristol Myers' stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.809
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
1.5744
EPS Estimate Current Year
6.49
EPS Estimate Next Year
6.0159
Wall Street Target Price
56.5652
Using Bristol Myers hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Bristol Myers Squibb from the perspective of Bristol Myers response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards Bristol Myers using Bristol Myers' stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards Bristol using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of Bristol Myers' stock price.

Bristol Myers Short Interest

An investor who is long Bristol Myers may also wish to track short interest. As short interest increases, investors should be becoming more worried about Bristol Myers and may potentially protect profits, hedge Bristol Myers with its derivative instruments, or be ready for some potential downside.
200 Day MA
48.3991
Short Percent
0.0174
Short Ratio
2.29
Shares Short Prior Month
31.7 M
50 Day MA
50.4466

Bristol Myers Squibb Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to Bristol Myers' public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Bristol. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Bristol can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Bristol Myers Squibb. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Bristol Myers' market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Bristol Myers.

Bristol Myers Implied Volatility

    
  0.35  
Bristol Myers' implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Bristol Myers Squibb stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Bristol Myers' implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Bristol Myers stock will not fluctuate a lot when Bristol Myers' options are near their expiration.
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Bristol Myers Squibb on the next trading day is expected to be 55.86 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.84 and the sum of the absolute errors of 51.41.

Bristol Myers after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 56.4  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Bristol Myers to cross-verify your projections.
At this time, Bristol Myers' Inventory Turnover is fairly stable compared to the past year. Receivables Turnover is likely to rise to 5.52 in 2026, whereas Payables Turnover is likely to drop 3.09 in 2026. . Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 1.6 B in 2026. Net Loss is likely to rise to about (7.7 B) in 2026.

Open Interest Against 2026-03-20 Bristol Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast Bristol Myers' spot prices because the number of available contracts in the market changes daily, and new contracts can be created or liquidated at will. Since open interest in Bristol Myers' options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for Bristol Myers stock based on available contracts left at the end of a trading day.
Please note that to derive more accurate forecasting about market movement from the current Bristol Myers' open interest, investors have to compare it to Bristol Myers' spot prices. As Ford's stock price increases, high open interest indicates that money is entering the market, and the market is strongly bullish. Conversely, if the price of Bristol Myers is decreasing and there is high open interest, that is a sign that the bearish trend will continue, and investors may react by taking short positions in Bristol. So, decreasing or low open interest during a bull market indicates that investors are becoming uncertain of the depth of the bullish trend, and a reversal in sentiment will likely follow.

Bristol Myers Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Bristol price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Bristol using various technical indicators. When you analyze Bristol charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.
Forecasting cash, or other financial indicators, requires analysts to apply different statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms to find hidden patterns within the Bristol Myers' financial statements to predict how it will affect future prices.
 
Cash  
First Reported
1987-12-31
Previous Quarter
12.6 B
Current Value
15.7 B
Quarterly Volatility
4.8 B
 
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Covid
A naive forecasting model for Bristol Myers is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Bristol Myers Squibb 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.

Bristol Myers Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 12th of January 2026

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Bristol Myers Squibb on the next trading day is expected to be 55.86 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.84, mean absolute percentage error of 1.13, and the sum of the absolute errors of 51.41.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Bristol 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 Bristol Myers' next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Bristol Myers Stock Forecast Pattern

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Bristol Myers Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Bristol Myers' 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. Bristol Myers' downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 54.03 and 57.69, respectively. We have considered Bristol Myers' 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
55.86
55.86
Expected Value
57.69
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 Bristol Myers stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Bristol Myers 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 Criteria118.2284
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation0.8427
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0175
SAESum of the absolute errors51.4069
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Bristol Myers Squibb. 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 Bristol Myers. 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 Bristol Myers

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Bristol Myers Squibb. 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.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
54.5556.4058.25
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
50.2759.4261.27
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Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
45.6251.6957.76
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27 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
51.4756.5762.79
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Other Forecasting Options for Bristol Myers

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

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

Bristol Myers Market Strength Events

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

Bristol Myers Risk Indicators

The analysis of Bristol Myers' 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 Bristol Myers' investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting bristol 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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Additional Tools for Bristol Stock Analysis

When running Bristol Myers' price analysis, check to measure Bristol Myers' market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Bristol Myers is operating at the current time. Most of Bristol Myers' value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Bristol Myers' future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Bristol Myers' price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Bristol Myers to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.