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United Bank for Africa (NSA:UBA) Volatility : 52.24% (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is United Bank for Africa 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), United Bank for Africa's Volatility is 52.24%.


Competitive Comparison of United Bank for Africa's Volatility

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, United Bank for Africa'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.


United Bank for Africa's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where United Bank for Africa's Volatility falls into.



United Bank for Africa  (NSA:UBA) 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.


United Bank for Africa  (NSA:UBA) 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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United Bank for Africa (NSA:UBA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
57 Marina, UBA House, Lagos, NGA
United Bank for Africa PLC is a financial services institution. It offers banking and other financial and pension fund custody services. The geographical segments of the company are Nigeria, the Rest of Africa and the Rest of the world. The business segments of the company are 1) Corporate Banking, which provides financial solutions to multinationals, regional companies, state-owned companies, non-governmental organizations, international and multinational organizations and financial institutions. 2) Retail/ Commercial banking segment products and services to the middle and retail segments of the market. 3) Treasury and Financial Markets segment provide financing and risk management solutions and advisory services to the company's corporate and institutional customers.

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