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Crown Paints Kenya (NAI:CRWN) 50-Day SMA : KES36.98 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Crown Paints Kenya 50-Day SMA?

Moving averages are one of the core indicators in technical analysis. A Simple Moving Average (SMA) is simply the arithmetic average of stock price over a period. It is calculated by adding a selected range of prices, usually closing prices, and then dividing that figure by the number of time periods in that range.

The 50-Day SMA calculates the average price over 50 days. And the 20-Day SMA and 200-Day SMA calculates the average price over 20 days and 200 days separately.

As of today (2024-06-09), Crown Paints Kenya's 50-Day SMA is KES36.98. It's 20-Day SMA is KES35.32 and 200-Day SMA is KES36.96.


Competitive Comparison of Crown Paints Kenya's 50-Day SMA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Crown Paints Kenya's 50-Day SMA, along with its competitors' market caps and 50-Day SMA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Crown Paints Kenya's 50-Day SMA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Crown Paints Kenya's 50-Day SMA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Crown Paints Kenya's 50-Day SMA falls into.



Crown Paints Kenya  (NAI:CRWN) 50-Day SMA Calculation

The formula for calculating SMA is:

SMA=( P1 + P2 + ... + Pn ) / n

where:
Pn is the price of the stock at period n.
n is the total number of periods.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Crown Paints Kenya  (NAI:CRWN) 50-Day SMA Explanation

Simple Moving Average (SMA) is the arithmetic average of stock price over a period. The 20-Day SMA calculates the average price over 20 days. And the 50-Day SMA and 200-Day SMA calculates the average price over 50 days and 200 days separately. SMAs are often used to determine the price trend direction. A 200-Day SMA is usually a proxy for the long-term trend, while shorter periods indicate short-term trend.

SMA are commonly compared with stock price or different period SMAs to indicate a trading signal. Generally speaking, if the price goes above the SMA, or a short-term SMA crosses above a long-term SMA, an uptrend is expected, investors may want to go long or cover short. Conversely, if the price goes below the SMA, or the short-term SMA crosses below a long-term SMA, a downtrend is expected, investors may want to go short or exit long.

Two popular trading patterns that use SMA include the death cross and a golden cross. A death cross occurs when the 50-day SMA crosses below the 200-day SMA. This is considered a bearish signal, that further losses are in store. The golden cross is a bullish signal which occurs when a short-term SMA crosses above a long-term SMA.


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Crown Paints Kenya (NAI:CRWN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Likoni Road, Industrial Area, P.O. Box 78848, Nairobi, KEN, 00507
Crown Paints Kenya Ltd is a Kenya-based paint manufacturer. The company comprises two business segments - Paints and Adhesives. The Paints segment manufactures and sells paints, decorating sundries, polyvinyl acetate emulsion, and alkyd resins producer. The Adhesives segment manufactures and sells adhesives. It offers decorative paints, automotive paints, industrial paints, road marking paints, and thinners. The company generates majority of its revenue from Paints segment. The company does its sales via geographical segments that include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and others.

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