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Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2026-08-02), Community Heritage Financial's Beta is 0.2945.
Community Heritage Financial (OTCPK:CMHF) 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)
* 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.
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Community Heritage Financial'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.
Community Heritage Financial Beta vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Community Heritage Financial's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Community Heritage Financial's Beta falls into.
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.
Community Heritage Financial (CMHF) has a Beta of 0.2945 as of Aug. 02, 2026. Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. View historical data for Community Heritage Financial and its competitors.
Is Community Heritage Financial's Beta too high?
Community Heritage Financial's current Beta is 0.2945. Overall, Community Heritage Financial has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Community Heritage Financial's Beta compare to HYNE and BOTJ?
Community Heritage Financial's Beta of 0.2945 can be compared against companies in the Banks industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beta for a Banks company?
A good Beta depends on the Banks industry context. However, Beta should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beta mean?
A high Beta can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. View historical data for Community Heritage Financial and its competitors. Community Heritage Financial's current Beta is 0.2945. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Community Heritage Financial stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Community Heritage Financial (CMHF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $27.62, compared to a current price of $42.00 — trading 52.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Beta is 0.2945. Community Heritage Financial's overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beta calculated?
Beta is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Community Heritage Financial (CMHF), the current Beta is 0.2945 as of Aug. 02, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Community Heritage Financial (CMHF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Community Heritage Financial stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $42.00 is trading 52.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $27.62.
GuruFocus considers Community Heritage Financial to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for CMHF:
Beta: 0.2945
GF Value™: $27.62 vs. price of $42.00 (52.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CMHF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Community Heritage Financial Inc is an independent and community-oriented financial institution offering a full range of retail and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses in its market area. Its deposit products are demand, savings, and time deposits, and its lending products are real estate mortgages, commercial business loans and installment loans. In addition to retail and commercial banking services offered to individuals and businesses, common to community-oriented financial institutions, the company operates a mortgage banking business segment. The mortgage banking segment engages in the origination of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market, unlike the company's other deposit and loan activities, which are conducted for Investment purposes.
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