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.
Competitive Comparison of Eastern Virginia Bankshares's Volatility
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Eastern Virginia Bankshares'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.
Eastern Virginia Bankshares's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Eastern Virginia Bankshares's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Eastern Virginia Bankshares's Volatility falls into.
Eastern Virginia Bankshares (NAS:EVBS) 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.
Eastern Virginia Bankshares (NAS:EVBS) 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.
Eastern Virginia Bankshares Volatility Related Terms
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Eastern Virginia Bankshares (Eastern Virginia Bankshares) Business Description
Eastern Virginia Bankshares Inc a Virginia corporation was incorporated on September 5, 1997. The Company is a bank holding company. Through its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, EVB, it operates 21 full service branches and 2 drive-in facilities in eastern Virginia. EVB is a community bank targeting small to medium-sized businesses and consumers in its traditional coastal plain markets and the emerging suburbs outside of the Richmond and Greater Tidewater areas. It provides personal and commercial banking services including commercial, consumer and real estate loans. It also provides retail and commercial deposit products and fee-based services. The Company's markets are located east of U.S. Route 250 and extend from northeast of Richmond to the Chesapeake Bay in central Virginia and across the James River from Colonial Heights to southeastern Virginia. It has four primary market areas: Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, Capital or suburbs of Richmond and Southern. The Company's Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula regions are in the eastern coastal plain of Virginia. The Company's Capital region is comprised of Hanover, Henrico, King William counties and Colonial Heights which are emerging suburbs of Richmond. The Company's Southern region is comprised of New Kent, Surry, Sussex, and Southampton counties. The Company provides lending and credit services to customers including mortgage, commercial and consumer loans. A substantial portion of the loan portfolio is represented by mortgage loans in the Company's market area. It competes with national and regional financial institutions, savings associations and other independent community banks, as well as credit unions, mutual funds and life insurance companies. The Company is subject to the supervision of, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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