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XPS Pensions Group (LSE:XPS) Beta : 1.20 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is XPS Pensions Group Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-25), XPS Pensions Group's Beta is 1.20.


XPS Pensions Group Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for XPS Pensions Group's Beta can be seen below:

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XPS Pensions Group Beta Chart

XPS Pensions Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.38 0.27 - -

XPS Pensions Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 0.77

Competitive Comparison of XPS Pensions Group's Beta

For the Personal Services subindustry, XPS Pensions Group's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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.


XPS Pensions Group's Beta Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, XPS Pensions Group's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where XPS Pensions Group's Beta falls into.



XPS Pensions Group Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


XPS Pensions Group  (LSE:XPS) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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XPS Pensions Group (LSE:XPS) Business Description

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Address
1 Station Hill, Phoenix House, Reading, Berkshire, GBR, RG1 1NB
XPS Pensions Group PLC is a UK employee benefits consultancy and related business services. The services provided by the company include Pensions, Investment, National Pension Trust Administration, and Self-Invested Pensions. The company derives maximum revenue from Pensions Actuarial & Consulting followed by Pensions Administration, Pensions Investment, National Pension Trust (NPT), and SIP.

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