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Sanlam (Sanlam) Volatility : 33.92% (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Sanlam 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 (2024-05-06), Sanlam's Volatility is 33.92%.


Competitive Comparison of Sanlam's Volatility

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Sanlam'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.


Sanlam's Volatility Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Sanlam's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sanlam  (OTCPK:SLLDY) 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.


Sanlam  (OTCPK:SLLDY) 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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Sanlam (Sanlam) Business Description

Address
2 Strand Road, Bellville, ZAF, 7530
Sanlam sells multiple insurance products and provides a variety of investment and wealth management services. Its products and services are organized into five categories: life insurance, general insurance, investment management, credit and structuring, and administration, health, and other. Life and general insurance products include life, disability, medical, vehicle, home, building, and all risk. Investment management services include retail savings, asset management, and wealth management. Credit and structuring services include debt investments in business. The administration, health, and other services include estate planning, trusts, wills, unsecured lending, and health management. The majority of revenue comes from Africa.

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