The company's average rating is Buy from 5 analysts. Do analysts base this consensus on technical analyses? We know that typical technical analysis utilizes price momentum, patterns, and trends looking at historical prices. It aims to identify signals based on Westport Fuel market sentiment investors' perception of the future value of Westport. Let us look at a few aspects of Westport technical analysis.
Using predictive
technical analysis, we can analyze different prices and returns patterns and
diagnose historical swings to determine the real value of Westport Fuel Systems. In general, sophisticated investors focus on analyzing Westport Fuel stock price patterns and their correlations with different microeconomic environment and drivers. They apply predictive analytics to build Westport Fuel's daily price indicators and compare them against related drivers such as
momentum indicators and various other types of predictive indicators. Using this methodology combined with a more conventional
technical analysis and
fundamental analysis, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of
Westport Fuel's intrinsic value. In addition to deriving basic predictive indicators for Westport Fuel, many experienced traders also check how macroeconomic factors affect Westport Fuel price patterns. Please read more on our
technical analysis page or use our predictive modules below to complement your research.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed
many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Westport Fuel'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.
Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as Westport Fuel. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Westport Fuel's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Westport Fuel's competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in Westport Fuel Systems.
How does Westport Stands against Peers?
Analyzing Westport Fuel competition or peers my help you to expand the diversification possibilities of your existing portfolios and to get a better perspective on locking in new positions. Try to analyze the advantages of investing in traded instruments related to Westport Fuel across multiple sectors and
thematic ideas. A good competitive analysis can cover a lot of different areas. But what areas to choose depends on who you are. The more exhaustive you are in your analysis, the more effective your competitive analysis will be. Check out
Westport Fuel Competition DetailsWestport Fuel Gross Profit
Westport Fuel Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Westport Fuel previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Westport Fuel Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Westport Fuel's
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
Closer look at Westport Fuel Mean Deviation
Westport Fuel Systems has current Mean Deviation of 4.41. The mean deviation of the equity instrument is the first measure of the distances between each value of security historical prices and the mean. It gives us an idea of how spread out from the center the distribution of returns.
Mean Deviation is the average of the absolute values of the differences between price distribution numbers and their mean. Mean deviation of equity instrument with a lot of historical data is a biased estimator because the time horizon used in calculation will always be much smaller than the entire price history of the equity. The mean deviation is typically used as a measure of dispersion for small investment horizon, otherwise standard deviation is a better measure of dispersion.
Mean Deviation | = | SUM(RET DEV) N |
| = | 4.41 |
| SUM | = | Summation notation |
| RET DEV | = | Sum of return deviations of Westport Fuel |
| N | = | Number of calculation points for selected time horizon |
Let's now compare Westport Fuel Mean Deviation to its closest peers:
| WPRT | 4.412578148301195 |
| DNZOY | 1.31 |
| APTV | 1.56 |
| CTTAY | 1.98 |
| CTTAF | 2.57 |
Are Westport Fuel technical ratios showing a throwback?
Jensen alpha is down to 0.65. It may call for a possible volatility drop. Westport Fuel Systems is displaying above-average volatility over the selected time horizon. Investors should scrutinize Westport Fuel Systems independently to ensure intended market timing strategies are aligned with expectations about Westport Fuel volatility.
Whereas some other firms under the auto parts industry are still a bit expensive, Westport Fuel may offer a potential longer-term growth to private investors. The inconsistency in the assessment between current Westport valuation and our trade advice on Westport Fuel is due to the recent market swings and your selection of investing horizon. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Westport Fuel.
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