Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.
Competitive Comparison of Stewart Enterprises,'s Volatility
For the Personal Services subindustry, Stewart Enterprises,'s Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.
Stewart Enterprises,'s Volatility Distribution in the Personal Services Industry
For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Stewart Enterprises,'s Volatility distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Stewart Enterprises,'s Volatility falls into.
Stewart Enterprises, (FRA:SWX) Volatility Calculation
The annualized volatility is calculated as following:
σA
=
σM
*
√12
=
√ 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2
*
√12
Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.
* 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.
Stewart Enterprises, (FRA:SWX) Volatility Explanation
Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.
Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.
Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.
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Stewart Enterprises, (FRA:SWX) Business Description
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1910, and was incorporated as a Louisiana corporation in 1970 in the State of Louisiana. The Company is a provider of funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry in the United States. It owns and operates approximately 217 funeral homes and 141 cemeteries in 24 states within the United States and Puerto Rico. It sells cemetery property and funeral and cemetery products and services both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's funeral homes offer a complete range of funeral and cremation services and products both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's services and products include family consultation, removal and preparation of remains, the use of funeral home facilities for visitation, worship and funeral services, transportation services, flowers and caskets. Most of its funeral homes have a non-denominational chapel on the premises, which allows family visitation and religious services to take place at the same location. The Company's cemetery operations sell cemetery property and related merchandise, including lots, lawn crypts, family and community mausoleums, monuments, markers and burial vaults, and also provide burial site openings and closings and inscriptions. It also provides cremation memorialization options including columbariums, cremation niches and cremation gardens. Cemetery property and merchandise sales are made both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's funeral home and cemetery operations face competition in local markets that are served by numerous funeral home and cemetery firms. It also competes with monument dealers, casket retailers, low-cost funeral providers and crematories, and other non-traditional providers of services or products.
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