Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc Stock Forecast
Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc stock price ended at $21.08 on Monday, after gaining 0.381%.
(Updated on Apr 22, 2024)
The Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc stock price gained 0.381% on the last trading day (Monday, 22nd Apr 2024), rising from $21.00 to $21.08. It has now gained 3 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 9.06% from a day low at $20.43 to a day high of $22.28. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days but is still down by -0.8% for this period. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 14 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 28 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $589.17 thousand.
The stock lies in the middle of a wide and falling trend in the short term and further fall within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -8.71% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $16.66 and $20.02 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the stock price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.
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FMAO Signals & Forecast
The Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock, but the stock has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $20.35 and $20.74. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc has increased volume and follows the last lift in the price. This is considered to be a technical positive sign as volume should follow the price-formation. Higher liquidity also reduces the general risk. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, and so far it has fallen -6.31%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc stock
Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $20.95 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $1.85 between high and low, or 9.06%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 4.96%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $20.17 (-4.34%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 17 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (FMAO) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Tuesday 23rd
For the upcoming trading day on Tuesday, 23rd we expect Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc to open at $21.26, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $20.15 and $22.01, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.93 (+/-4.42%) up or down from last closing price. If Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 8.83% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $20.95 (0.62%) than the resistance at $21.41 (1.57%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Earnings coming up
Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc will release earnings BMO on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.The consensus among the analysts for the expected earnings (EPS) is $0.360. We will update the financials statements for Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc, that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 4.43% in the first trading day after earnings release.
Is Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals are positive, despite the stock being in a falling trend, we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for stock to perform well in the short-term.
Current score: 1.096 Buy Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc of Tuesday, April 23, 2024
| Fair opening price April 23, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $21.26 ( 0.87%) | $21.08 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for FMAO
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 23.11 | 9.65 % | |
| R2 | 22.41 | 6.29 % | ||
| R1 | 21.97 | 4.22 % | ||
| Current price: | 21.08 | |||
| Support | S1 | 20.56 | -2.48 % | |
| S2 | 20.12 | -4.55 % | ||
| S3 | 19.41 | -7.91 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 22.50 | 6.74 % | |
| R2 | 22.29 | 5.74 % | ||
| R1 | 21.41 | 1.57 % | ||
| Current price | 21.08 | |||
| Support | S1 | 20.95 | -0.617% | |
| S2 | 20.20 | -4.17% | ||
| S3 | 19.61 | -6.97% |
FMAO Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 19, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | Apr 20, 2024 | $0.220 | 1.05% |
| 2 | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 20, 2024 | $0.220 | 0.97% |
| 3 | Sep 26, 2023 | Oct 05, 2023 | Oct 20, 2023 | $0.210 | 1.19% |
| 4 | Jun 27, 2023 | Jul 06, 2023 | Jul 20, 2023 | $0.210 | 0.85% |
| 5 | Mar 21, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 | Apr 20, 2023 | $0.210 | 0.89% |
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