Aspen Technology’s Stock Falls Post Earnings, What Is Its Likelihood To Rise?

MACHINE LEARNING ENGINE – try it yourself:

IF AZPN stock moved by -5% over 5 trading days, THEN over the next 21 trading days, AZPN stock moves an average of 3.2% with a 66.7% probability of a positive return over this period.

Some Fun Scenarios, FAQs & Making Sense of Aspen Technology Stock Movements

Question 1: Is the average return for Aspen Technology stock higher after a drop?

Answer:

Case 1: Aspen Technology stock drops by -5% or more in a week

Case 2: Aspen Technology stock rises by 5% or more in a week

Is the average return for Aspen Technology stock higher over the subsequent month after Case 1 or Case 2?

AZPN stock fares better after Case 1, with an average return of 3.1% 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 0.8% 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 Aspen Technology 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 Aspen Technology 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 AZPN 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 Aspen Technology 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.

AZPN’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 Aspen Technology stock by changing the inputs in the charts above.

 

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