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AstroNova (FRA:AZO) Beta : -0.06 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is AstroNova Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-04), AstroNova's Beta is -0.06.


AstroNova Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for AstroNova's Beta can be seen below:

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AstroNova Beta Chart

AstroNova Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.77 -

AstroNova Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 - -0.20 -0.17 -0.31

Competitive Comparison of AstroNova's Beta

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, AstroNova'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.


AstroNova's Beta Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, AstroNova's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AstroNova's Beta falls into.



AstroNova Beta Calculation

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.


AstroNova  (FRA:AZO) 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)


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AstroNova Business Description

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Address
600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, RI, USA, 02893
AstroNova Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes a broad range of specialty printers and data acquisition and analysis systems, including both hardware and software, which incorporate technologies to acquire, store, analyze, and present data in multiple formats sold under the QuickLabel, TrojanLabel and GetLabels brand names. Its target markets for hardware and software products include aerospace, apparel, automotive, avionics, chemicals, computer peripherals, communications, distribution, food and beverage, general manufacturing, packaging, and transportation. It has two segments, Product Identification (PI) and Test & Measurement (T&M). It generates the majority of its revenue from the PI segment that includes specialty printing systems and related supplies.