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Woodlands Financial Services Co (Woodlands Financial Services Co) Volatility : 35.09% (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Woodlands Financial Services Co 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 (2024-05-03), Woodlands Financial Services Co's Volatility is 35.09%.


Competitive Comparison of Woodlands Financial Services Co's Volatility

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Woodlands Financial Services 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.


Woodlands Financial Services Co's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Woodlands Financial Services Co's Volatility falls into.



Woodlands Financial Services Co  (OTCPK:WDFN) 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.


Woodlands Financial Services Co  (OTCPK:WDFN) 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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Woodlands Financial Services Co (Woodlands Financial Services Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2450 E. Third Street, Williamsport, PA, USA, 17701
Woodlands Financial Services Co is a Pennsylvania corporation organized as financial services holding company of Woodlands Bank. The Bank is a state chartered commercial bank located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and operates as a traditional community bank, providing commercial and consumer banking and trust services in Lycoming and Clinton Counties and the surrounding market area. Its services comprise Merchant Services, Cyber Security, Online Banking & Bill Pay, Mobile Banking and Additional Bank Services. It also offers other services including trust and asset management and money orders.