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Halberd (Halberd) Beta : 0.26 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Halberd Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-22), Halberd's Beta is 0.26.


Halberd Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Halberd's Beta can be seen below:

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Halberd Beta Chart

Halberd Annual Data
Trend Jul08 Jul22 Jul23
Beta
- -6.25 -2.18

Halberd Semi-Annual Data
Jul08 Jul22 Jul23
Beta - -6.25 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of Halberd's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Halberd's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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.


Halberd's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Halberd's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Halberd's Beta falls into.



Halberd Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Halberd  (OTCPK:HALB) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Halberd (Halberd) Business Description

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Address
P.O. Box 25, Jackson Center, PA, USA, 16133
Halberd Corp is a research-based biotechnology company seeking to discover and develop medical treatments for a range of diseases. The Company's extracorporeal treatment is designed to treat hard-to-cure blood-borne, neurologic and infectious diseases. The Company's patented methodology removes the appropriate bodily fluid from the patient, in a continuous fashion, like dialysis, or in a batch process, like blood sample testing.
Executives
John Christopher Maddox director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, COO, Treasurer and, other: Interim CFO 10755 VERNON, HUNTINGTON WOODS MI 48070
Mark Sven Lundquist director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, Secretary and Director 24655 TUDOR LANE, FRANKLIN MI 48025
Cocco Nicholas A. Jr. director 50104 N. JIMMY COURT, CHESTERFIELD MI 48047-1898
Leland Michael Thomas director 280 LASALLE PLACE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 88236