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Novus Acquisition & Development (Novus Acquisition & Development) Beta : -1.56 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Novus Acquisition & Development Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-10), Novus Acquisition & Development's Beta is -1.56.


Novus Acquisition & Development Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novus Acquisition & Development's Beta can be seen below:

* 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.

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Novus Acquisition & Development Beta Chart

Novus Acquisition & Development Annual Data
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Novus Acquisition & Development Quarterly Data
Sep22 Sep23
Beta -0.44 -1.22

Competitive Comparison of Novus Acquisition & Development's Beta

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Novus Acquisition & Development'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.


Novus Acquisition & Development's Beta Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Novus Acquisition & Development's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Novus Acquisition & Development's Beta falls into.



Novus Acquisition & Development 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.


Novus Acquisition & Development  (OTCPK:NDEV) 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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Novus Acquisition & Development (Novus Acquisition & Development) Business Description

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Address
2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 220, Miami, FL, USA, 33131
Novus Acquisition & Development Corp is a holding company operating through its subsidiaries. It offers health, life, and annuity insurance products and services. The company initiated its health insurance business model within the medical marijuana space, where it can render risk and non-risk insurance models. It operates throughout the United States.