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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Volatility : 20.90% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Commonwealth Bank of Australia 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 (2024-04-27), Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Volatility is 20.90%.


Competitive Comparison of Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Volatility

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Commonwealth Bank of Australia'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.


Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Volatility falls into.



Commonwealth Bank of Australia  (OTCPK:CMWAY) 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.


Commonwealth Bank of Australia  (OTCPK:CMWAY) 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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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Business Description

Address
11 Harbour Street, Commonwealth Bank Place South, Level 1, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Commonwealth Bank is Australia's largest bank with operations spanning Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Its core business is the provision of retail, business, and institutional banking services. The bank has emphasized its focus on banking in recent years with a numbers of asset divestments in wealth management and insurance.

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