FirstCash Stock Forecast - Triple Exponential Smoothing

FCFS Stock  USD 156.78  2.60  1.63%   
The Triple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of FirstCash on the next trading day is expected to be 156.58 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.09 and the sum of the absolute errors of 123.59. FirstCash Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
At this time the relative strength indicator of FirstCash's share price is below 20 . This usually indicates 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.

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The successful prediction of FirstCash's future price could yield a significant profit. Please, note that this module is not intended to be used solely to calculate an intrinsic value of FirstCash and does not consider all of the tangible or intangible factors available from FirstCash's fundamental data. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with FirstCash, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting FirstCash's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.292
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
2.3671
EPS Estimate Current Year
8.67
EPS Estimate Next Year
10.1186
Wall Street Target Price
181.6667
Using FirstCash hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of FirstCash from the perspective of FirstCash response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards FirstCash using FirstCash's stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards FirstCash using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of FirstCash's stock price.

FirstCash Short Interest

An investor who is long FirstCash may also wish to track short interest. As short interest increases, investors should be becoming more worried about FirstCash and may potentially protect profits, hedge FirstCash with its derivative instruments, or be ready for some potential downside.
200 Day MA
140.7697
Short Percent
0.0169
Short Ratio
2.07
Shares Short Prior Month
544.7 K
50 Day MA
158.3196

FirstCash Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to FirstCash's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in FirstCash. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding FirstCash can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around FirstCash. 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 FirstCash's market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about FirstCash.

FirstCash Implied Volatility

    
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FirstCash's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of FirstCash stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if FirstCash's 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 FirstCash stock will not fluctuate a lot when FirstCash's options are near their expiration.
The Triple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of FirstCash on the next trading day is expected to be 156.58 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.09 and the sum of the absolute errors of 123.59.

FirstCash after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 156.8  
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 FirstCash to cross-verify your projections.
For more information on how to buy FirstCash Stock please use our How to Invest in FirstCash guide.At this time, FirstCash's Payables Turnover is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Receivables Turnover is likely to gain to 6.23 in 2026, whereas Inventory Turnover is likely to drop 2.98 in 2026. . Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 306.1 M in 2026, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 31.4 M in 2026.

Open Interest Against 2026-03-20 FirstCash Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast FirstCash's 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 FirstCash's options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for FirstCash 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 FirstCash's open interest, investors have to compare it to FirstCash's 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 FirstCash 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 FirstCash. 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.

FirstCash Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine FirstCash price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for FirstCash using various technical indicators. When you analyze FirstCash 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.
Triple exponential smoothing for FirstCash - also known as the Winters method - is a refinement of the popular double exponential smoothing model with the addition of periodicity (seasonality) component. Simple exponential smoothing technique works best with data where there are no trend or seasonality components to the data. When FirstCash prices exhibit either an increasing or decreasing trend over time, simple exponential smoothing forecasts tend to lag behind observations. Double exponential smoothing is designed to address this type of data series by taking into account any trend in FirstCash price movement. However, neither of these exponential smoothing models address any seasonality of FirstCash.

FirstCash Triple Exponential Smoothing Price Forecast For the 5th of January

Given 90 days horizon, the Triple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of FirstCash on the next trading day is expected to be 156.58 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.09, mean absolute percentage error of 9.23, and the sum of the absolute errors of 123.59.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict FirstCash 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 FirstCash's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

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FirstCash Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting FirstCash'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. FirstCash's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 154.74 and 158.41, respectively. We have considered FirstCash'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
156.78
154.74
Downside
156.58
Expected Value
158.41
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Triple Exponential Smoothing forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of FirstCash stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent FirstCash 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 CriteriaHuge
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors -0.4256
MADMean absolute deviation2.0947
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0134
SAESum of the absolute errors123.589
As with simple exponential smoothing, in triple exponential smoothing models past FirstCash observations are given exponentially smaller weights as the observations get older. In other words, recent observations are given relatively more weight in forecasting than the older FirstCash observations.

Predictive Modules for FirstCash

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as FirstCash. 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
154.96156.80158.64
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
141.10169.07170.91
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Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
151.31159.12166.93
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5 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
165.32181.67201.65
Details
Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as FirstCash. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against FirstCash's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, FirstCash's competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in FirstCash.

Other Forecasting Options for FirstCash

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

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

FirstCash Market Strength Events

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

FirstCash Risk Indicators

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