Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) Dips Under Moving Averages

Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) stock has been on a recent steady downtrend, causing some concern for shareholders.

Investors hope that they won’t have to deal with stock picks that don’t pan out, but this happens quite often in the stock market. At some point, the investor may have to make the tough decision to sell a stock that previously had a lot of upward potential. Holding onto an underperforming stock can sometimes hurt the portfolio. Investors may be hesitant to let go of the stock long after it should have been sold. Tracking the underlying fundamentals can assist the investor with figuring out the proper time to buy or sell a particular stock. Mastering this aspect of investing may come with experience, but it may be highly beneficial for the long-term success of the portfolio.

In order to gauge which way a stock is trending, you must compare a stock’s share price to its moving average.  Uptrending stocks trade above their moving averages, while downtrending stocks trade below. 

It is important to consider the moving averages of a downtrending security.  We see here that Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) is -0.39% away from the 20-Day Simple Moving Average.  Their 50-Day Simple Moving Average is a difference of -3.94% from current levels.  Further back, their 200-Day Simple Moving Average is 0.62% difference from today’s price.  Currently, the stock is -9.66% from its 50-Day High and 3.02% from the 50-day low. 

RSI and Recommendations

Nokia Corporation’s RSI is 43.41.  Based on the stock’s volatility for the week, which is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given stock and represents average daily high/low percentage range of 1.31% and month of 1.25%.  Wall Street analysts have a consensus 2.40 recommendation on the stock.  

Historical Growth

Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK)’s performance this year to date is -0.34%.  The stock has performed 2.84% over the last seven days, -1.36% over the last thirty, and -2.85% over the last three months.  Over the last six months, Nokia Corporation’s stock has been 4.50% and -2.68% for the year.

Investors may be drawing up a plan for the stretch run of the calendar year. With stocks riding high, the plan may involve looking at some different classes of shares. If the portfolio is full of large caps, investors may be looking for some small cap growth stocks to add to the mix. Investors may also be looking into purchasing some foreign stocks to get the portfolio as diversified as possible. Investors may also choose to select shares from various industries. Comparing stocks among peers can be a useful way to decide which ones might be ahead of the curve and poised for an upward move.