First Watch Restaurant Stock Price Prediction

FWRG Stock  USD 16.49  0.07  0.43%   
As of 16th of March 2025, the relative strength indicator of First Watch's share price is approaching 44. This usually 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 First Watch, making its price go up or down.

Momentum 44

 Sell Extended

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of First Watch's future price could yield a significant profit. Please, note that this module is not intended to be used solely to calculate an intrinsic value of First Watch and does not consider all of the tangible or intangible factors available from First Watch's fundamental data. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with First Watch Restaurant, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting First Watch's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.75)
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
0.1134
EPS Estimate Current Year
0.3605
EPS Estimate Next Year
0.5177
Wall Street Target Price
23.3636
Using First Watch hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of First Watch Restaurant from the perspective of First Watch response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards First Watch using First Watch's stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards First using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of First Watch's stock price.

First Watch Implied Volatility

    
  0.88  
First Watch's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of First Watch Restaurant stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if First Watch's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that First Watch stock will not fluctuate a lot when First Watch's options are near their expiration.
The fear of missing out, i.e., FOMO, can cause potential investors in First Watch to buy its stock at a price that has no basis in reality. In that case, they are not buying First because the equity is a good investment, but because they need to do something to avoid the feeling of missing out. On the other hand, investors will often sell stocks at prices well below their value during bear markets because they need to stop feeling the pain of losing money.

First Watch after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 16.43  
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.

Prediction based on Rule 16 of the current First contract

Based on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that First Watch Restaurant will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.055% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With First Watch trading at USD 16.49, that is roughly USD 0.00907 . If you think that the market is fully incorporating First Watch's daily price movement you should consider acquiring First Watch Restaurant options at the current volatility level of 0.88%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Check out First Watch Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
14.8420.8623.89
Details
Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
12.3515.3818.41
Details
11 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
21.6723.8226.44
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
0.030.040.06
Details

First Watch After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of First Watch 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 First Watch 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 First Watch, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

First Watch Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting First Watch's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on First Watch's historical news coverage. First Watch's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 13.40 and 19.46, respectively. We have considered First Watch'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
16.49
16.43
After-hype Price
19.46
Upside
First Watch is not too volatile at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of First Watch Restaurant is based on 3 months time horizon.

First Watch Stock Price Prediction Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as First Watch is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading First Watch 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 First Watch, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.26 
3.03
  0.06 
  0.95 
10 Events / Month
3 Events / Month
In about 10 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
16.49
16.43
0.36 
1,212  
Notes

First Watch Hype Timeline

First Watch Restaurant is currently traded for 16.49. The entity has historical hype elasticity of -0.06, and average elasticity to hype of competition of 0.95. First is projected to decline in value after the next headline, with the price expected to drop to 16.43. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company price is over 100%. The price decrease on the next news is expected to be -0.36%, whereas the daily expected return is currently at -0.26%. The volatility of related hype on First Watch is about 82.87%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 17.44. About 99.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.68. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. First Watch Restaurant has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.17. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. Given the investment horizon of 90 days the next projected press release will be in about 10 days.
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First Watch Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to First Watch's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict First Watch's future price movements. Getting to know how First Watch'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 First Watch 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
DINDine Brands Global 0.00 0 per month 0.00 (0.07) 3.43 (4.39) 16.16 
BLMNBloomin Brands 0.00 0 per month 0.00 (0.11) 6.09 (6.39) 26.53 
BJRIBJs Restaurants 0.00 0 per month 0.00 (0.05) 2.82 (3.91) 13.32 
RUTHRuths Hospitality Group 0.00 0 per month 0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
CAKEThe Cheesecake Factory(2.89)9 per month 0.00  0.01  4.14 (4.35) 12.10 
EATBrinker International 0.00 0 per month 3.14  0.07  5.66 (5.61) 24.04 
CHUYChuys Holdings 0.00 0 per month 0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
DENNDennys Corp 0.00 0 per month 0.00 (0.12) 5.40 (8.45) 30.15 
PZZAPapa Johns International(1.22)10 per month 0.00  0  5.40 (5.45) 25.57 
BH-ABiglari Holdings 44.58 6 per month 0.00  0.02  4.95 (5.58) 18.82 
BDLFlanigans Enterprises(0.25)3 per month 1.46  0.07  2.36 (2.57) 7.74 

First Watch Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine First price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for First using various technical indicators. When you analyze First 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.

About First Watch Predictive Indicators

The successful prediction of First Watch stock price could yield a significant profit to investors. But is it possible? The efficient-market hypothesis suggests that all published stock prices of traded companies, such as First Watch Restaurant, already reflect all publicly available information. This academic statement is a fundamental principle of many financial and investing theories used today. However, the typical investor usually disagrees with a 'textbook' version of this hypothesis and continually tries to find mispriced stocks to increase returns. We use internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of First Watch based on analysis of First Watch hews, social hype, general headline patterns, and widely used predictive technical indicators.
We also calculate exposure to First Watch's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to First Watch's related companies.
 2022 2023 2025 (projected)
Days Sales Outstanding2.62.263.4
PTB Ratio1.882.132.87

Story Coverage note for First Watch

The number of cover stories for First Watch depends on current market conditions and First Watch's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that First Watch 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 First Watch's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

First Watch Short Properties

First Watch's future price predictability will typically decrease when First Watch's long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of First Watch Restaurant often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential First Watch'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. First Watch's indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
Common Stock Shares Outstanding62.4 M
Cash And Short Term Investments33.3 M

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