Accenture Plc Stock Forward View - Simple Exponential Smoothing

CSA Stock  EUR 177.96  -1.12  -0.63%   
Accenture plc's Simple Exponential Smoothing reference page summarizes the forecasted price and model accuracy metrics derived from daily trading data. This reference information is provided for analytical context.
The Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Accenture plc on the next trading day is expected to be 177.96 with a mean absolute deviation of 4.29 and the sum of the absolute errors of 261.70.This simple exponential smoothing model begins by setting Accenture plc forecast for the second period equal to the observation of the first period. In other words, recent Accenture Plc observations are given relatively more weight in forecasting than the older observations. This Simple Exponential Smoothing forecast data for Accenture plc is sourced from the most recent available trading data and is intended solely as reference information.
Accenture Plc simple exponential smoothing forecast is a very popular model used to produce a smoothed price series. Whereas in simple Moving Average models the past observations for Accenture plc are weighted equally, Exponential Smoothing assigns exponentially decreasing weights as Accenture plc prices get older.

Simple Exponential Smoothing Price Forecast For the 22nd of March

Given 90 days horizon, the Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Accenture plc on the next trading day is expected to be 177.96 with a mean absolute deviation of 4.29 , mean absolute percentage error of 37.30 , and the sum of the absolute errors of 261.70 .
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Accenture Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not suggest using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Accenture Plc's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

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Forecasted Value

The next-day forecast for Accenture plc focuses on identifying predictive downside and upside bands that can frame a realistic trading range. The projected forecast band currently runs from roughly 174.96 on the downside to about 180.96 on the upside.
Market Value
177.96
174.96
Downside
177.96
Expected Value
180.96
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Accenture Plc stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Accenture Plc 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 Criteria121.7294
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors 0.8482
MADMean absolute deviation4.2902
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0214
SAESum of the absolute errors261.7
This simple exponential smoothing model begins by setting Accenture plc forecast for the second period equal to the observation of the first period. In other words, recent Accenture Plc observations are given relatively more weight in forecasting than the older observations.

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Accenture Plc's estimated value and market price are complementary but separate measures of worth. For Accenture Plc, key inputs include a P/E ratio of 24.6, a P/B ratio of 4.09, a profit margin of 10.61%, and ROE of 24.76%. Accenture Plc's market quotation reflects the latest level where a willing buyer met a willing seller. The content reflects structured data inputs rather than subjective analysis.