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Great Eastern Holdings (Great Eastern Holdings) Volatility : 2.46% (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Great Eastern Holdings Volatility?

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.

As of today (2024-05-05), Great Eastern Holdings's Volatility is 2.46%.


Competitive Comparison of Great Eastern Holdings's Volatility

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Great Eastern Holdings'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.


Great Eastern Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Great Eastern Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Eastern Holdings's Volatility falls into.



Great Eastern Holdings  (OTCPK:GEHDF) 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.


Great Eastern Holdings  (OTCPK:GEHDF) 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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Great Eastern Holdings (Great Eastern Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Pickering Street, No. 16-01, Great Eastern Centre, Singapore, SGP, 048659
Great Eastern Holdings Ltd sells insurance products and provides investment management services. The company's products and services are organized into three categories: Life Insurance, Non-life Insurance, and shareholders. The life assurance products include life insurance, long-term health and accident insurance, and annuities. The non-life insurance products include property and casualty, and medical and personal accident. The shareholder's category offers multiple financial services, which include fund management and financial advisory. Majority of the revenue comes from Singapore.

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