St. Jude Medical, Inc Stock Forecast
Stronger technical forecast for St. Jude Medical, Inc stock price after Friday trading.
(Updated on May 03, 2024)
The St. Jude Medical, Inc stock price gained 2.99% on the last trading day (Friday, 3rd May 2024), rising from £434.60 to £447.60. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 4.72% from a day low at £431.80 to a day high of £452.20. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 5.82% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -2 million shares and in total, 2 million shares were bought and sold for approximately £1.04 billion. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The stock lies the upper part of a very 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 £460.47 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 -35.71% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between £223.97 and £296.04 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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STJ.L Signals & Forecast
Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The St. Jude Medical, 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 £436.03 and £436.67. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, and so far it has risen 11.34%. 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 fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for St. Jude Medical, Inc stock
St. Jude Medical, Inc finds support from accumulated volume at £431.40 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 £20.40 between high and low, or 4.72%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 3.62%.
Our recommended stop-loss: £431.25 (-3.65%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 13 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (STJ.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Tuesday 7th
For the upcoming trading day on Tuesday, 7th we expect St. Jude Medical, Inc to open at £443.87, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £431.59 and £463.61, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£16.01 (+/-3.58%) up or down from last closing price. If St. Jude Medical, Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 7.15% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at £463.20 (3.49%) than the support at £431.40 (3.62%), 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 St. Jude Medical, 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. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Sell to a Buy candidate.
Current score: 1.657 Buy Candidate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for St. Jude Medical, Inc of Tuesday, May 7, 2024
| Fair opening price May 7, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £443.87 ( 0.83%) | £447.60 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for STJ.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 464.27 | 3.72 % | |
| R2 | 456.47 | 1.98 % | ||
| R1 | 451.66 | 0.91 % | ||
| Current price: | 447.60 | |||
| Support | S1 | 436.07 | -2.58 % | |
| S2 | 431.26 | -3.65 % | ||
| S3 | 423.47 | -5.39 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 505.80 | 13.00 % | |
| R2 | 491.20 | 9.74 % | ||
| R1 | 463.20 | 3.49 % | ||
| Current price | 447.60 | |||
| Support | S1 | 431.40 | -3.62% | |
| S2 | 428.40 | -4.29% | ||
| S3 | 425.30 | -4.98% |
STJ Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 25, 2024 | Apr 25, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | £8.00 | 1.79% |
| 2 | Feb 28, 2023 | May 04, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | £37.19 | 3.34% |
| 3 | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 25, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | £15.59 | 1.46% |
| 4 | Feb 24, 2022 | Apr 28, 2022 | May 27, 2022 | £40.41 | 3.19% |
| 5 | Jul 28, 2021 | Aug 26, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | £11.55 | 0.732% |
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