Mercury General Stock Forecast - Triple Exponential Smoothing

MCY Stock  USD 78.85  0.47  0.60%   
The Triple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Mercury General on the next trading day is expected to be 79.38 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.07 and the sum of the absolute errors of 63.01. Mercury Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
At this time, Mercury General's Payables Turnover is fairly stable compared to the past year. Asset Turnover is likely to rise to 0.76 in 2024, whereas Inventory Turnover is likely to drop (0.25) in 2024. . Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 59.7 M in 2024. Net Loss is likely to rise to about (438.3 M) in 2024.
Triple exponential smoothing for Mercury General - 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 Mercury General 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 Mercury General price movement. However, neither of these exponential smoothing models address any seasonality of Mercury General.

Mercury General Triple Exponential Smoothing Price Forecast For the 30th of November

Given 90 days horizon, the Triple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Mercury General on the next trading day is expected to be 79.38 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.07, mean absolute percentage error of 2.28, and the sum of the absolute errors of 63.01.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Mercury 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 Mercury General's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

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Mercury General Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Mercury General'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. Mercury General's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 77.29 and 81.48, respectively. We have considered Mercury General'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
78.85
79.38
Expected Value
81.48
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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 Mercury General stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Mercury General 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 -0.2636
MADMean absolute deviation1.068
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.016
SAESum of the absolute errors63.0112
As with simple exponential smoothing, in triple exponential smoothing models past Mercury General 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 Mercury General observations.

Predictive Modules for Mercury General

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Mercury General. 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 Mercury General'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.
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Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
76.7278.8580.98
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
57.0159.1486.74
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Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
65.2873.0680.84
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Consensus
LowTargetHigh
30.0333.0036.63
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Other Forecasting Options for Mercury General

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

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Mercury General 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 Mercury General'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 Mercury General's current price.

Mercury General Market Strength Events

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Mercury General Risk Indicators

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