First Investors Select Fund Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

FICGX Fund  USD 12.83  0.11  0.86%   
Assuming the 90 days horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding First Investors Select is 'Buy'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell First Investors Select given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards First Investors. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for First Investors Select, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Note, we conduct extensive research on individual funds such as First and provide practical buy, sell, or hold recommendation based on investors' investing horizon and their risk tolerance towards First Investors Select. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in price.

Execute First Investors Buy or Sell Advice

The First recommendation should be used to complement the buy-or-sell advice compiled from the current analysts' consensus on First Investors Select. Macroaxis does not own or have any residual interests in First Investors Select or other equities on which the buy-or-sell advice is provided. Please provide your input below to execute First Investors' advice using the current market data and latest reported fundamentals.

Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell First InvestorsBuy First Investors
Buy

Market Performance

GoodDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Almost mirrors the marketDetails

Analyst Consensus

Not AvailableDetails
For the selected time horizon First Investors Select has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1436, Jensen Alpha of 0.0469, Total Risk Alpha of 0.0152, Sortino Ratio of 0.0392 and Treynor Ratio of 0.1715
Our trade advice tool can cross-verify current analyst consensus on First Investors Select and to analyze the fund potential to grow in the current economic cycle. Use First Investors Select price to book, year to date return, as well as the relationship between the Year To Date Return and net asset to ensure your buy or sell decision on First Investors Select is adequate.

First Investors Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

The fund retains all of its assets under management (AUM) in equities

First Investors Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of First Investors' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of First Investors' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of First Investors daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use First Investors Select price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of First Investors returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for First Investors.
Mean Return
0.17
Value At Risk
-1.58
Potential Upside
1.63
Standard Deviation
0.91
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of First Investors historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

First Investors Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to First Investors or Delaware Funds by Macquarie sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that First Investors' price will be affected by overall mutual fund market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a First fund's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.05
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.93
σ
Overall volatility
0.91
Ir
Information ratio 0.04

First Investors Volatility Alert

First Investors Select has low volatility with Treynor Ratio of 0.17, Maximum Drawdown of 4.4 and kurtosis of 1.12. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure First Investors' mutual fund risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact First Investors' mutual fund price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

First Investors Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing First Investors' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze First Investors' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between First Investors and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as First Investors or determine the mutual funds which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of First Investors' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing First Investors by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare First Investors to competition
FundamentalsFirst InvestorsPeer Average
Price To Earning19.23 X6.53 X
Price To Book3.19 X0.74 X
Price To Sales1.30 X0.61 X
Annual Yield0.0004 %0.29 %
Year To Date Return21.93 %0.39 %
One Year Return29.08 %4.15 %
Three Year Return6.15 %3.60 %
Five Year Return16.99 %3.24 %
Ten Year Return13.82 %1.79 %
Net Asset334.16 M4.11 B
Equity Positions Weight100.00 %63.90 %

First Investors Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as First . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

About First Investors Buy or Sell Advice

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