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 Newfield Exploration Co's Volatility
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Newfield Exploration 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.
Newfield Exploration Co's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Newfield Exploration Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Newfield Exploration Co's Volatility falls into.
Newfield Exploration Co (NYSE:NFX) 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.
Newfield Exploration Co (NYSE:NFX) 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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Newfield Exploration Co (Newfield Exploration Co) Business Description
Newfield Exploration Company is an independent exploration and production company that participates in exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company operates with a portfolio of onshore liquids-rich resource plays. Newfield Exploration has extensive drilling inventories in the United States' drilling areas. The majority of Newfield's operations are located in the Anadarko and Arkoma basins of Oklahoma, Willingston basin of North Dakota and Uinta basin of Utah. It also has oil producing assets offshore China. The majority of Newfield's oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids are sold to a variety of purchasers under short-term contracts.
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