Is Honda’s Stock Undervalued At $30?
Honda Motor’s stock (NYSE: HMC) went down by about 2.7% to $30 in the last five trading days. In comparison, Trefis’ Honda’s Valuation is $38 indicating a potential upside of around 25%. Meanwhile, the broader S&P500 declined by 3% over the same period. Now, will the company continue the downward trajectory over the coming weeks, or is a rise in the stock imminent? According to the Trefis Machine Learning Engine, which identifies trends in a company’s stock price using multiple years of historical stock data, returns for HMC’s stock average around 1.7% in the next one-month (twenty-one trading days) period after declining 2.9% in a week (five trading days). But how would these numbers change if you are interested in holding HMC stock for a shorter or a longer time period? You can test the answer and many other combinations on the Trefis Machine Learning Engine to test Honda Motor’s stock expected return. You can test the chance of recovery over different time intervals of a quarter, month, or even just one day!
MACHINE LEARNING ENGINE – try it yourself:
IF HMC stock moved by -5% over five trading days, THEN over the next 21 trading days, HMC stock moves an average of 2.1% with a 69.4% probability of a positive return over this period.
Some Fun Scenarios, FAQs & Making Sense of Honda Motors Stock Movements
Question 1: Is the average return for Honda Motors stock higher after a drop?
Answer:
Case 1: Honda Motors stock drops by -5% or more in a week
Case 2: Honda Motors stock rises by 5% or more in a week
Is the average return for Honda Motors stock higher over the subsequent month after Case 1 or Case 2?
HMC stock fares better after Case 1, with an average return of 2.2% over the next month (21 trading days) under Case 1 (where the stock has just suffered a 5% loss over the previous week), versus, an average return of 0% for Case 2.
In comparison, the S&P 500 has an average return of 3.1% over the next 21 trading days under Case 1, and an average return of just 0.5% for Case 2 as detailed in our dashboard that details the average return for the S&P 500 after a fall or rise.
Try the Trefis machine learning engine above to see for yourself how Honda Motors stock is likely to behave after any specific gain or loss over a period.
Question 2: Does patience pay?
Answer:
If you buy and hold Honda Motors stock, the expectation is over time the near-term fluctuations will cancel out, and the long-term positive trend will favor you – at least if the company is otherwise strong.
Overall, according to data and Trefis machine learning engine’s calculations, patience absolutely pays for most stocks!
For HMC stock, the returns over the next N days after a -5% change over the last five trading days is detailed in the table below, along with the returns for the S&P500:
You can try the engine to see what this table looks like for Honda Motors after a larger loss over the last week, month, or quarter.
Question 3: What about the average return after a rise if you wait for a while?
Answer:
The average return after a rise is understandably lower than after a fall as detailed in the previous question. Interestingly, though, if a stock has gained over the last few days, you would do better to avoid short-term bets for most stocks.
HMC’s returns over the next N days after a 5% change over the last five trading days is detailed in the table below, along with the returns for the S&P500:
It’s pretty powerful to test the trend for yourself for Honda Motors stock by changing the inputs in the charts above.