Fairfax Financial Stock Forecast - Triple Exponential Smoothing

FFH Stock  CAD 1,971  15.75  0.81%   
The Triple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Fairfax Financial Holdings on the next trading day is expected to be 1,980 with a mean absolute deviation of 18.17 and the sum of the absolute errors of 1,090. Fairfax Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon. Although Fairfax Financial's naive historical forecasting may sometimes provide an important future outlook for the firm, we recommend always cross-verifying it against solid analysis of Fairfax Financial's systematic risk associated with finding meaningful patterns of Fairfax Financial fundamentals over time.
  
At this time, Fairfax Financial's Payables Turnover is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 27th of November 2024, Receivables Turnover is likely to grow to 10.59, while Fixed Asset Turnover is likely to drop 7.53. . As of the 27th of November 2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 20.8 M. In addition to that, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop to about 1 B.
Triple exponential smoothing for Fairfax Financial - 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 Fairfax Financial 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 Fairfax Financial price movement. However, neither of these exponential smoothing models address any seasonality of Fairfax Financial.

Fairfax Financial Triple Exponential Smoothing Price Forecast For the 28th of November

Given 90 days horizon, the Triple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Fairfax Financial Holdings on the next trading day is expected to be 1,980 with a mean absolute deviation of 18.17, mean absolute percentage error of 723.11, and the sum of the absolute errors of 1,090.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Fairfax 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 Fairfax Financial's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Fairfax Financial Stock Forecast Pattern

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Fairfax Financial Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Fairfax Financial'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. Fairfax Financial's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 1,978 and 1,982, respectively. We have considered Fairfax Financial'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
1,971
1,980
Expected Value
1,982
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 Fairfax Financial stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Fairfax Financial 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 1.291
MADMean absolute deviation18.1662
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0104
SAESum of the absolute errors1089.975
As with simple exponential smoothing, in triple exponential smoothing models past Fairfax Financial 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 Fairfax Financial Holdings observations.

Predictive Modules for Fairfax Financial

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Fairfax Financial. 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
1,7601,9611,963
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
1,7602,2092,211
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Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
25.8530.1634.47
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Other Forecasting Options for Fairfax Financial

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

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

Fairfax Financial Market Strength Events

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

Fairfax Financial Risk Indicators

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

Pair Trading with Fairfax Financial

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Fairfax Financial position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Fairfax Financial will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

Moving together with Fairfax Stock

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  0.88FFH-PC Fairfax Fin HldPairCorr
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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Fairfax Financial could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Fairfax Financial when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Fairfax Financial - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Fairfax Financial Holdings to buy it.
The correlation of Fairfax Financial is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Fairfax Financial moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Fairfax Financial moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Fairfax Financial can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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Other Information on Investing in Fairfax Stock

Fairfax Financial financial ratios help investors to determine whether Fairfax Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Fairfax with respect to the benefits of owning Fairfax Financial security.