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China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co (HKSE:00966) Volatility : 19.71% (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co 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 (2024-05-04), China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co's Volatility is 19.71%.


Competitive Comparison of China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co's Volatility

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co'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.


China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co's Volatility Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co's Volatility falls into.



China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co  (HKSE:00966) 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.


China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co  (HKSE:00966) 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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China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co (HKSE:00966) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18 King Wah Road, 25th Floor, North Point, Hong Kong, HKG
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co Ltd is a holding company, which through its subsidiaries, sells insurance products and offers a variety of investment management services. The company sells life, property and casualty, reinsurance, and pension insurance products. The firm also operates asset management and real estate management services. The majority of China Taiping Insurance's income is derived from life insurance, with the People's Republic of China contributing the largest portion of company revenue. The Group consists of business segments: the life insurance business, property and casualty insurance business, Pension and group life insurance business, reinsurance business and Others. Majority of revenue is generated from the life insurance business.

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