National Bank Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

NA Stock  CAD 165.94  0.75  0.45%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of National Bank of on the next trading day is expected to be 164.10 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.88 and the sum of the absolute errors of 54.78. National Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon. Although National Bank's naive historical forecasting may sometimes provide an important future outlook for the firm, we recommend always cross-verifying it against solid analysis of National Bank's systematic risk associated with finding meaningful patterns of National Bank fundamentals over time.
As of today, the relative strength index (RSI) of National Bank's share price is approaching 46. This indicates that the stock is in nutural position, most likellhy at or near its support level. The main point of RSI analysis is to track how fast people are buying or selling National Bank, making its price go up or down.

Momentum 46

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Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of National Bank's future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with National Bank of, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting National Bank's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.03)
EPS Estimate Current Year
12.0395
EPS Estimate Next Year
13.5041
Wall Street Target Price
170.5714
EPS Estimate Current Quarter
2.6226
Using National Bank hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of National Bank of from the perspective of National Bank response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors.
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of National Bank of on the next trading day is expected to be 164.10 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.88 and the sum of the absolute errors of 54.78.

National Bank after-hype prediction price

    
  CAD 165.94  
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 National Bank to cross-verify your projections.

National Bank Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine National price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for National using various technical indicators. When you analyze National 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.
A naive forecasting model for National Bank is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of National Bank of 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.

National Bank Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 24th of January

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of National Bank of on the next trading day is expected to be 164.10 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.88, mean absolute percentage error of 1.14, and the sum of the absolute errors of 54.78.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict National 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 National Bank's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

National Bank Stock Forecast Pattern

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National Bank Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting National Bank'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. National Bank's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 163.29 and 164.91, respectively. We have considered National Bank'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
165.94
163.29
Downside
164.10
Expected Value
164.91
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 National Bank stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent National Bank 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 Criteria120.0829
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation0.8835
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0053
SAESum of the absolute errors54.7752
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of National Bank of. 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 National Bank. 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 National Bank

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as National Bank. 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 National Bank'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
165.13165.94166.75
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
164.53165.34166.15
Details
Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
166.57172.06177.55
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
2.722.963.08
Details

National Bank After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of National Bank at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in National Bank or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of National Bank, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

National Bank Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting National Bank's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on National Bank's historical news coverage. National Bank's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 165.13 and 166.75, respectively. We have considered National Bank's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
165.94
165.13
Downside
165.94
After-hype Price
166.75
Upside
National Bank is very steady at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of National Bank is based on 3 months time horizon.

National Bank Stock Price Prediction Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as National Bank is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading National Bank backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with National Bank, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.12 
0.81
  0.09 
  0.06 
1 Events / Month
1 Events / Month
Very soon
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
165.94
165.94
0.00 
114.08  
Notes

National Bank Hype Timeline

National Bank is now traded for 165.94on Toronto Exchange of Canada. The entity has historical hype elasticity of 0.09, and average elasticity to hype of competition of 0.06. National is anticipated not to react to the next headline, with the price staying at about the same level, and average media hype impact volatility is about 114.08%. The immediate return on the next news is anticipated to be very small, whereas the daily expected return is now at 0.12%. %. The volatility of related hype on National Bank is about 174.82%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 166.00. About 38.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of National Bank was now reported as 82.22. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.0. National Bank recorded earning per share (EPS) of 10.07. The entity last dividend was issued on the 29th of December 2025. The firm had 2:1 split on the 14th of February 2014. Assuming the 90 days horizon the next anticipated press release will be very soon.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of National Bank to cross-verify your projections.

National Bank Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to National Bank's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict National Bank's future price movements. Getting to know how National Bank's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how National Bank may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Hype
Elasticity
News
Density
Semi
Deviation
Information
Ratio
Potential
Upside
Value
At Risk
Maximum
Drawdown
TD-PFJToronto Dominion Bank Pref 0.00 0 per month 0.38 (0.11) 0.74 (0.77) 2.21 
GWOGreat West Lifeco 0.71 1 per month 0.63  0.06  1.46 (1.38) 4.62 
SLFSun Life Financial 0.71 4 per month 1.13 (0.07) 1.41 (1.55) 5.57 
MFCManulife Financial Corp 0.00 0 per month 0.81  0.08  1.79 (1.19) 5.56 
CMCanadian Imperial Bank 0.00 0 per month 0.73  0.08  1.44 (1.50) 6.25 
IFCIntact Financial 0.71 3 per month 1.03 (0.08) 1.69 (1.63) 6.91 
FFHFairfax Financial Holdings 0.71 5 per month 1.61 (0.05) 2.18 (2.58) 9.94 
BNSBank of Nova 0.62 3 per month 0.41  0.15  1.25 (0.83) 4.75 
POWPower 0.71 4 per month 0.84  0.08  1.75 (1.53) 5.02 

Other Forecasting Options for National Bank

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

National Bank 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 National Bank stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of National Bank could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing National Bank by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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National Bank Market Strength Events

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

National Bank Risk Indicators

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

Story Coverage note for National Bank

The number of cover stories for National Bank depends on current market conditions and National Bank's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that National Bank is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about National Bank's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

National Bank Short Properties

National Bank's future price predictability will typically decrease when National Bank's long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of National Bank of often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential National Bank's investors but also on the ongoing dynamics between investors with different trading styles. Because the market risk indicators may have small false signals, it is better to identify suitable times to hedge a portfolio using different long/short signals. National Bank's indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
Common Stock Shares Outstanding382.5 M
Cash And Short Term Investments33.2 B

Other Information on Investing in National Stock

National Bank financial ratios help investors to determine whether National 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 National with respect to the benefits of owning National Bank security.