OceanFirst Financial Corp. Stock Forecast
OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock price ended at $16.41 on Thursday, after gaining 1.93%.
(Updated on Mar 28, 2024)
The OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock price gained 1.93% on the last trading day (Thursday, 28th Mar 2024), rising from $16.10 to $16.41. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.00% from a day low at $15.99 to a day high of $16.47. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 11.56% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 159 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 395 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $6.48 million.
The stock lies the upper part of a wide and falling trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break up at the top trend line at $16.55 will firstly indicate a slower falling rate, but may be the first sign of a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -13.51% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $12.36 and $14.31 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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OCFC Signals & Forecast
Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $15.89 and $15.38. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Thursday, March 14, 2024, and so far it has risen 11.56%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for OceanFirst Financial Corp. stock
On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $15.50 and $15.25. There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, OceanFirst Financial Corp. finds support just below today's level at $15.50. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $15.25 and $15.08.
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 $0.480 between high and low, or 3.00%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 3.12%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $15.79 (-3.76%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 10 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (OCFC) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 1st
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 1st we expect OceanFirst Financial Corp. to open at $16.29, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $15.89 and $16.93, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.522 (+/-3.18%) up or down from last closing price. If OceanFirst Financial Corp. takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 6.36% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $16.72 (1.89%) than the support at $15.50 (5.55%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.
Is OceanFirst Financial Corp. 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: 3.149 Buy Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for OceanFirst Financial Corp. of Monday, April 1, 2024
Fair opening price April 1, 2024 | Current price |
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$16.29 ( 0.731%) | $16.41 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for OCFC
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
Level | Price | |||
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Resistance | R3 | 16.77 | 2.19 % | |
R2 | 16.59 | 1.08 % | ||
R1 | 16.47 | 0.386 % | ||
Current price: | 16.41 | |||
Support | S1 | 16.11 | -1.85 % | |
S2 | 15.99 | -2.54 % | ||
S3 | 15.81 | -3.66 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
Level | Price | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Resistance | R3 | 18.24 | 11.15 % | |
R2 | 17.23 | 5.00 % | ||
R1 | 16.72 | 1.89 % | ||
Current price | 16.41 | |||
Support | S1 | 15.50 | -5.55% | |
S2 | 15.25 | -7.07% | ||
S3 | 15.08 | -8.10% |
OCFC Dividend Payout History
# | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
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1 | Jan 18, 2024 | Feb 02, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 | $0.200 | 1.27% |
2 | Oct 19, 2023 | Nov 03, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | $0.200 | 1.41% |
3 | Jul 18, 2023 | Aug 04, 2023 | Aug 18, 2023 | $0.200 | 1.15% |
4 | Apr 19, 2023 | May 05, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | $0.200 | 1.40% |
5 | Jan 19, 2023 | Feb 03, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 | $0.200 | 0.81% |
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