Abbott Laboratories Stock Forecast - 8 Period Moving Average

ABT Stock  USD 114.15  1.35  1.17%   
The 8 Period Moving Average forecasted value of Abbott Laboratories on the next trading day is expected to be 115.60 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.50 and the sum of the absolute errors of 79.68. Abbott Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
At this time, Abbott Laboratories' Inventory Turnover is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Payables Turnover is likely to gain to 7.33 in 2024, whereas Fixed Asset Turnover is likely to drop 2.64 in 2024. . Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 8.4 B in 2024, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 1.3 B in 2024.

Open Interest Against 2024-12-13 Abbott Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast Abbott Laboratories' spot prices because the number of available contracts in the market changes daily, and new contracts can be created or liquidated at will. Since open interest in Abbott Laboratories' options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for Abbott Laboratories stock based on available contracts left at the end of a trading day.
Please note that to derive more accurate forecasting about market movement from the current Abbott Laboratories' open interest, investors have to compare it to Abbott Laboratories' spot prices. As Ford's stock price increases, high open interest indicates that money is entering the market, and the market is strongly bullish. Conversely, if the price of Abbott Laboratories is decreasing and there is high open interest, that is a sign that the bearish trend will continue, and investors may react by taking short positions in Abbott. So, decreasing or low open interest during a bull market indicates that investors are becoming uncertain of the depth of the bullish trend, and a reversal in sentiment will likely follow.
An 8-period moving average forecast model for Abbott Laboratories is based on an artificially constructed time series of Abbott Laboratories daily prices in which the value for a trading day is replaced by the mean of that value and the values for 8 of preceding and succeeding time periods. This model is best suited for price series data that changes over time.

Abbott Laboratories 8 Period Moving Average Price Forecast For the 12th of December 2024

Given 90 days horizon, the 8 Period Moving Average forecasted value of Abbott Laboratories on the next trading day is expected to be 115.60 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.50, mean absolute percentage error of 3.13, and the sum of the absolute errors of 79.68.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Abbott 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 Abbott Laboratories' next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

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Abbott Laboratories Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Abbott Laboratories' 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. Abbott Laboratories' downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 114.52 and 116.68, respectively. We have considered Abbott Laboratories' 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
114.15
114.52
Downside
115.60
Expected Value
116.68
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the 8 Period Moving Average forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Abbott Laboratories stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Abbott Laboratories 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 Criteria104.549
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors -0.1857
MADMean absolute deviation1.5035
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.013
SAESum of the absolute errors79.6837
The eieght-period moving average method has an advantage over other forecasting models in that it does smooth out peaks and valleys in a set of daily observations. Abbott Laboratories 8-period moving average forecast can only be used reliably to predict one or two periods into the future.

Predictive Modules for Abbott Laboratories

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Abbott Laboratories. 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
113.51114.58115.65
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
111.79112.86126.06
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Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
111.59115.53119.47
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Consensus
LowTargetHigh
100.69110.65122.82
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Other Forecasting Options for Abbott Laboratories

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

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Abbott Laboratories Technical and Predictive Analytics

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Abbott Laboratories Risk Indicators

The analysis of Abbott Laboratories' 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 Abbott Laboratories' investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting abbott 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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