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Oramed Pharmaceuticals (FRA:OJU1) Volatility : 58.28% (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Oramed Pharmaceuticals 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 (2024-06-06), Oramed Pharmaceuticals's Volatility is 58.28%.


Competitive Comparison of Oramed Pharmaceuticals's Volatility

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Oramed Pharmaceuticals'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.


Oramed Pharmaceuticals's Volatility Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Oramed Pharmaceuticals's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Oramed Pharmaceuticals's Volatility falls into.



Oramed Pharmaceuticals  (FRA:OJU1) 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.


Oramed Pharmaceuticals  (FRA:OJU1) 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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Oramed Pharmaceuticals (FRA:OJU1) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1185 Avenue of the Americas, Third Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pharmaceutical company which is engaged in the research and development of pharmaceutical solutions, including an oral insulin capsule to be used for the treatment of individuals with diabetes, and the use of orally ingestible capsules or pills for delivery of other polypeptides. The ORMD-0801 is a proprietary product which is an orally ingestible insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. Its other product includes Oral Glucagon-like peptide-1 which is an incretin hormone, a type of gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of insulin from the pancreas.

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