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Ashtead Technology Holdings (LSE:AT.) Volatility : 22.34% (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Ashtead Technology 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 (2024-05-21), Ashtead Technology Holdings's Volatility is 22.34%.


Competitive Comparison of Ashtead Technology Holdings's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Ashtead Technology 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.


Ashtead Technology Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Ashtead Technology Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ashtead Technology Holdings's Volatility falls into.



Ashtead Technology Holdings  (LSE:AT.) 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.


Ashtead Technology Holdings  (LSE:AT.) 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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Ashtead Technology Holdings (LSE:AT.) Business Description

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Address
Ashtead House, Discovery Drive, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, GBR, AB32 6FG
Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC is a subsea equipment rental and solutions organization supporting the installation, inspection, maintenance, repair, and decommissioning of infrastructure across the offshore energy industry. Its service offering is applicable across the lifecycle of offshore wind farms and offshore oil and gas infrastructure. The company operates in the following four geographic regions, which have been determined as the Group's reportable segments. The operations of each geographic region are similar: Europe; the Americas; Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

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