Beta in finance, is a number that tells the investor/analysts how that stock behaves compared to other stocks & index like Nifty50
In other words, it gives a sense of the stock's risk compared to that of the greater market
Greek letter 'ß' represent beta.
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How to Analyse Beta-
A beta of 1 indicates that the stocks price tends to move with the market.
A beta greater than 1 indicates that the stock price is more volatile/risky than the market.
A beta of less than 1 means it tends to be less volatile/risky than the market.
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Example-
Say a stock has a beta of 2. This means it is two times as volatile as the greater market.
Suppose the overall market goes up by 5%. That means this stock could rise by 10%.
Likewise, if the market declines by 10%, that stock could fall down by 20%
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Beta levels-
A negative beta indicates that the stock moves in the opposite direction to the overall market. This mostly happens with gold stocks as gold is inversely related to equity.
Beta of 0 means regardless of market movement, the stock value remains unchanged.
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Beta between 0 - 1 means that the stock is less volatile/risky than the overall market. Utility stocks generally have beta between 0-1
Beta of 1 means the stock has the same movement as the index/market. So suppose nifty moves up by 1%, this stock will also go up by 1%
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How can you use beta to make your investment decisions?
Every investor has different risk taking ability due to various factors like income, age, retirement plans , expenses etc.
So if you want less risk, you can invest in companies with beta between 0 and 1
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Where can you find the Beta?
Yahoo! Finance is one of the website where you can find the beta numbers of any stock you wish to invest in.
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Disadvantage of using beta-
• It only shows the historical pattern of the stock with respect to the indices. So it doesn’t take into account what can happen in the future.
• It represents systematic risk that can’t be diversified away.
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Do you find Beta useful while taking investment decisions?
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