United Fire Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

UFCS Stock  USD 30.02  0.45  1.48%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of United Fire Group on the next trading day is expected to be 31.08 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.56 and the sum of the absolute errors of 34.28. United Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
Inventory Turnover is likely to drop to -0.02 in 2024. Receivables Turnover is likely to drop to 2.24 in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 25.9 M in 2024, whereas Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop slightly above 12.9 M in 2024.
Forecasting cash, or other financial indicators, requires analysts to apply different statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms to find hidden patterns within the United Fire's financial statements to predict how it will affect future prices.
 
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First Reported
1995-06-30
Previous Quarter
153.4 M
Current Value
197.4 M
Quarterly Volatility
79.6 M
 
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A naive forecasting model for United Fire is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of United Fire Group 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.

United Fire Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 27th of November

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of United Fire Group on the next trading day is expected to be 31.08 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.56, mean absolute percentage error of 0.60, and the sum of the absolute errors of 34.28.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict United 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 United Fire's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

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United Fire Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting United Fire'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. United Fire's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 27.41 and 34.74, respectively. We have considered United Fire'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
30.02
31.08
Expected Value
34.74
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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 United Fire stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent United Fire 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 Criteria117.6035
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation0.5619
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0258
SAESum of the absolute errors34.2765
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of United Fire Group. 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 United Fire. 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 United Fire

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as United Fire Group. 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 United Fire'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
26.9030.5934.28
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
21.6525.3433.52
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1 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
16.3818.0019.98
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Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
0.460.460.46
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Other Forecasting Options for United Fire

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

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United Fire Group 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 United Fire'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 United Fire's current price.

United Fire Market Strength Events

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

United Fire Risk Indicators

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