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Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC (KUW:GPI) Volatility : 36.61% (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC 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 (2024-05-25), Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's Volatility is 36.61%.


Competitive Comparison of Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC'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.


Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC  (KUW:GPI) 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.


Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC  (KUW:GPI) 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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Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC (KUW:GPI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Al-Qibla, Block 5, Building 4, Floor 16, Office 10, Behbehani Real Estate Company, Kuwait City, KWT, 13086
Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC is a company operating in the oil industry. It mainly focuses on services in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sectors with activities including Engineering and consulting for upstream and downstream related projects, Oilfield services drilling and Supply of all equipment.