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Fidelity Bank (NSA:FBP) Volatility : 47.70% (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Fidelity Bank 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 (2024-05-19), Fidelity Bank's Volatility is 47.70%.


Competitive Comparison of Fidelity Bank's Volatility

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Fidelity Bank'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.


Fidelity Bank's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Fidelity Bank's Volatility falls into.



Fidelity Bank  (NSA:FBP) 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.


Fidelity Bank  (NSA:FBP) 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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Fidelity Bank (NSA:FBP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 Kofo Abayomi Street, Fidelity Place, Victoria Island, Lagos, NGA
Fidelity Bank PLC is a Nigerian based bank that offers banking and other financial services to corporate and individual customers. It operates through segments including Retail banking that offers retail, personal and commercial services to individuals, small and medium business customers and E-Business products to serve retail banking. Its Corporate Banking segment offers commercial and corporate banking services to corporate business customers, it covers the Power and Infrastructure, Oil and Gas Upstream and downstream, Real Estate, Agro-Allied, and other industries. Investment banking segment is involved in the funding and management of the bank's securities, trading, and investment decisions.