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Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance (XPAE:TIC) Volatility : 11.89% (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance 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 (2024-05-27), Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance's Volatility is 11.89%.


Competitive Comparison of Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance's Volatility

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance'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.


Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance's Volatility Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance's Volatility falls into.



Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance  (XPAE:TIC) 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.


Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance  (XPAE:TIC) 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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Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance (XPAE:TIC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Abraj House, 2nd floor, Box: 1444, Ein Munjed, Ramallah, PSE
Al-Takaful Palestinian Insurance is a Palestine-based company that is engaged in providing multiple insurance programs and services that is compliant with Shariah. The company provides Medical insurance, which provides insurance for general and physician doctors, pharmacies, laboratories, and X-rays; Motor insurance, which provides insurance for theft, collision, and fire; Family insurance, which provides insurance for natural death, accidental death, and other; and General insurance. The company sells its insurance via branches, offices, and authorized dealers.

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