Mdu Resources Group Stock Price Prediction

MDU Stock  USD 20.04  0.01  0.05%   
The relative strength index (RSI) of MDU Resources' the stock price is slightly above 65. This indicates that the stock is rather overbought by investors at this time. The main point of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to track how fast people are buying or selling MDU, making its price go up or down.

Oversold Vs Overbought

65

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of MDU Resources' future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with MDU Resources Group, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting MDU Resources' stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.13)
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
0.41
EPS Estimate Current Year
1.2121
EPS Estimate Next Year
1.2143
Wall Street Target Price
21
Using MDU Resources hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of MDU Resources Group from the perspective of MDU Resources response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors.

MDU Resources Group Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to MDU Resources' public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in MDU. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding MDU can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around MDU Resources Group. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of MDU Resources' market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about MDU Resources.
The fear of missing out, i.e., FOMO, can cause potential investors in MDU Resources to buy its stock at a price that has no basis in reality. In that case, they are not buying MDU 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.

MDU Resources after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 20.2  
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.
  
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Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of MDU Resources' 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.
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
18.0423.1025.29
Details
Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
18.2120.4022.59
Details
4 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
22.1924.3827.06
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
0.230.300.37
Details

MDU Resources After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis

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

MDU Resources Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting MDU Resources' stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on MDU Resources' historical news coverage. MDU Resources' after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 18.01 and 22.39, respectively. We have considered MDU Resources' 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
20.04
20.20
After-hype Price
22.39
Upside
MDU Resources is very steady at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of MDU Resources Group is based on 3 months time horizon.

MDU Resources Stock Price Prediction Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as MDU Resources is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading MDU Resources 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 MDU Resources, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.61 
2.19
  0.16 
  0.35 
8 Events / Month
5 Events / Month
In about 8 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
20.04
20.20
0.80 
842.31  
Notes

MDU Resources Hype Timeline

On the 30th of November MDU Resources Group is traded for 20.04. The entity has historical hype elasticity of 0.16, and average elasticity to hype of competition of -0.35. MDU is forecasted to increase in value after the next headline, with the price projected to jump to 20.2 or above. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company the price is over 100%. The price appreciation on the next news is projected to be 0.8%, whereas the daily expected return is now at 0.61%. The volatility of related hype on MDU Resources is about 378.4%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 19.69. The company reported the last year's revenue of 4.66 B. Total Income to common stockholders was 414.71 M with profit before taxes, overhead, and interest of 1.15 B. Considering the 90-day investment horizon the next forecasted press release will be in about 8 days.
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MDU Resources Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to MDU Resources' direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict MDU Resources' future price movements. Getting to know how MDU Resources' 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 MDU Resources 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
GFFGriffon(4.16)9 per month 1.72  0.10  3.14 (3.11) 22.84 
BBUBrookfield Business Partners 0.26 11 per month 1.39  0.14  3.19 (2.48) 8.49 
MATWMatthews International 1.09 7 per month 1.87  0.05  3.20 (3.75) 24.86 
SPLPSteel Partners Holdings 0.00 7 per month 1.97  0.04  3.73 (3.66) 15.59 
VMIValmont Industries(1.26)13 per month 1.01  0.10  2.65 (2.18) 12.58 
CODI-PACompass Diversified 0.00 0 per month 0.00 (0.53) 0.71 (0.79) 2.36 
CODICompass Diversified Holdings 0.46 8 per month 1.28  0.01  2.52 (1.94) 9.24 
TRCTejon Ranch Co(1.02)8 per month 0.00 (0.13) 2.60 (3.12) 14.35 

MDU Resources Additional Predictive Modules

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

The successful prediction of MDU Resources 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 MDU Resources Group, 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 MDU Resources based on analysis of MDU Resources hews, social hype, general headline patterns, and widely used predictive technical indicators.
We also calculate exposure to MDU Resources's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to MDU Resources's related companies.
 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Dividend Yield0.07550.07230.0927
Price To Sales Ratio0.340.480.46

Story Coverage note for MDU Resources

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

MDU Resources Short Properties

MDU Resources' future price predictability will typically decrease when MDU Resources' long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of MDU Resources Group often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential MDU Resources' 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. MDU Resources' indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
Common Stock Shares Outstanding203.9 M
Cash And Short Term Investments48.9 M

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