Prediction of future movement of stock prices has always been a challenging task for the researchers. While the advocates of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) believe that it is impossible to design any predictive framework that can accurately predict the movement of stock prices, there are seminal work in the literature that have clearly demonstrated that the seemingly random movement patterns in the time series of a stock price can be predicted with a high level of accuracy. We evaluate Patterson Companies prediction models with Modular Neural Network (Market News Sentiment Analysis) and Independent T-Test1,2,3,4 and conclude that the PDCO stock is predictable in the short/long term. According to price forecasts for (n+3 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold PDCO stock.

Keywords: PDCO, Patterson Companies, stock forecast, machine learning based prediction, risk rating, buy-sell behaviour, stock analysis, target price analysis, options and futures.

## Key Points

2. What is prediction in deep learning?
3. Can we predict stock market using machine learning?

## PDCO Target Price Prediction Modeling Methodology

In this paper, we propose a hybrid machine learning system based on Genetic Algor ithm (GA) and Support Vector Machines (SVM) for stock market prediction. A variety of indicators from the technical analysis field of study are used as input features. We also make use of the correlation between stock prices of different companies to forecast the price of a stock, making use of technical indicators of highly correlated stocks, not only the stock to be predicted. The genetic algorithm is used to select the set of most informative input features from among all the technical indicators. We consider Patterson Companies Stock Decision Process with Independent T-Test where A is the set of discrete actions of PDCO stock holders, F is the set of discrete states, P : S × F × S → R is the transition probability distribution, R : S × F → R is the reaction function, and γ ∈ [0, 1] is a move factor for expectation.1,2,3,4

F(Independent T-Test)5,6,7= $\begin{array}{cccc}{p}_{a1}& {p}_{a2}& \dots & {p}_{1n}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{j1}& {p}_{j2}& \dots & {p}_{jn}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{k1}& {p}_{k2}& \dots & {p}_{kn}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{n1}& {p}_{n2}& \dots & {p}_{nn}\end{array}$ X R(Modular Neural Network (Market News Sentiment Analysis)) X S(n):→ (n+3 month) $R=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}1& 0& 0\\ 0& 1& 0\\ 0& 0& 1\end{array}\right)$

n:Time series to forecast

p:Price signals of PDCO stock

j:Nash equilibria

k:Dominated move

a:Best response for target price

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## PDCO Stock Forecast (Buy or Sell) for (n+3 month)

Sample Set: Neural Network
Stock/Index: PDCO Patterson Companies
Time series to forecast n: 14 Oct 2022 for (n+3 month)

According to price forecasts for (n+3 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold PDCO stock.

X axis: *Likelihood% (The higher the percentage value, the more likely the event will occur.)

Y axis: *Potential Impact% (The higher the percentage value, the more likely the price will deviate.)

Z axis (Yellow to Green): *Technical Analysis%

## Conclusions

Patterson Companies assigned short-term B1 & long-term B2 forecasted stock rating. We evaluate the prediction models Modular Neural Network (Market News Sentiment Analysis) with Independent T-Test1,2,3,4 and conclude that the PDCO stock is predictable in the short/long term. According to price forecasts for (n+3 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold PDCO stock.

### Financial State Forecast for PDCO Stock Options & Futures

Rating Short-Term Long-Term Senior
Outlook*B1B2
Operational Risk 7631
Market Risk6436
Technical Analysis4830
Fundamental Analysis7983
Risk Unsystematic4484

### Prediction Confidence Score

Trust metric by Neural Network: 78 out of 100 with 523 signals.

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Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: What is the prediction methodology for PDCO stock?
A: PDCO stock prediction methodology: We evaluate the prediction models Modular Neural Network (Market News Sentiment Analysis) and Independent T-Test
Q: Is PDCO stock a buy or sell?
A: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold PDCO Stock.
Q: Is Patterson Companies stock a good investment?
A: The consensus rating for Patterson Companies is Hold and assigned short-term B1 & long-term B2 forecasted stock rating.
Q: What is the consensus rating of PDCO stock?
A: The consensus rating for PDCO is Hold.
Q: What is the prediction period for PDCO stock?
A: The prediction period for PDCO is (n+3 month)