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Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait (KUW:ABK) Volatility : 33.23% (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait 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 (2024-05-21), Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait's Volatility is 33.23%.


Competitive Comparison of Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait's Volatility

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait'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.


Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait  (KUW:ABK) 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.


Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait  (KUW:ABK) 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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Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait (KUW:ABK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Al Safat Square, Ahmed Al Jaber Street, P.O. Box 1387, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13014
Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait is a company engaged in the banking sector, primarily in Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. The group is organized into three business segments. The commercial Banking segment comprises a full range of credit, deposit, and related banking services provided to its corporate and institutional customers. Treasury and Investments segment comprises treasury services provided to customers and balance sheet management activities including money market, derivatives, propriety investment activities, assets management and the residual impact of inter-segment fund transfer pricing, and the Retail and private banking segment comprising products and services to customers which includes loans, credit cards, and wealth management.

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