Associated British Foods plc Stock Forecast
Stronger technical forecast for Associated British Foods plc stock price after Wednesday trading.
(Updated on Apr 24, 2024)
The Associated British Foods plc stock price fell by -1.06% on the last day (Wednesday, 24th Apr 2024) from £2,731.00 to £2,702.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.66% from a day low at £2,682.74 to a day high of £2,727.39. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 11.24% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -2 million shares and in total, 1 million shares were bought and sold for approximately £3.03 billion.
The stock lies in the upper part of a wide and weak rising 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 £2,734.95 will firstly indicate a stronger rate of rising. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 9.84% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between £2,597.12 and £3,004.03 at the end of this 3-month period.
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ABF.L Signals & Forecast
The Associated British Foods plc 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 £2,513.00 and £2,404.66. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. 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 Tuesday, April 23, 2024, and so far it has fallen -1.06%. 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). Volume fell together with the price during the last trading day and this reduces the overall risk as volume should follow the price movements.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Associated British Foods plc stock
On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at £2,273.00 and £2,258.00. 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, Associated British Foods plc finds support just below today's level at £2,273.00. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at £2,258.00 and £2,246.00.
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 £44.65 between high and low, or 1.66%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.11%.
Our recommended stop-loss: £2,593.28 (-4.02%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 1 day ago.)
Trading Expectations (ABF.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Thursday 25th
For the upcoming trading day on Thursday, 25th we expect Associated British Foods plc to open at £2,704.04, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £2,645.08 and £2,758.92, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£56.92 (+/-2.11%) up or down from last closing price. If Associated British Foods plc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 4.21% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at £2,731.00 (1.07%) than the support at £2,273.00 (15.88%), 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 Associated British Foods plc stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Associated British Foods plc stock to perform well in the short-term. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold/Accumulate to a Buy candidate.
Current score: 1.174 Buy Candidate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Associated British Foods plc of Thursday, April 25, 2024
| Fair opening price April 25, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £2,704.04 ( 0.0756%) | £2,702.00 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for ABF.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 2,748.70 | 1.73 % | |
| R2 | 2,731.64 | 1.10 % | ||
| R1 | 2,721.10 | 0.707 % | ||
| Current price: | 2,702.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 2,686.99 | -0.556 % | |
| S2 | 2,676.45 | -0.95 % | ||
| S3 | 2,659.39 | -1.58 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 0 | . | |
| R2 | 0 | . | ||
| R1 | 2,731.00 | 1.07 % | ||
| Current price | 2,702.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 2,273.00 | -15.88% | |
| S2 | 2,258.00 | -16.43% | ||
| S3 | 2,246.00 | -16.88% |
ABF Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | Jul 05, 2024 | £20.70 | 0.766% |
| 2 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | £0 | 0% |
| 3 | Jun 01, 2023 | Jun 01, 2023 | Jun 01, 2023 | £14.20 | 0.777% |
| 4 | Nov 08, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Jan 13, 2023 | £29.90 | 1.67% |
| 5 | Apr 26, 2022 | Jun 09, 2022 | Jul 08, 2022 | £13.80 | 0.87% |
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