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Northpoint Communications Group (Northpoint Communications Group) Beta : -113.85 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Northpoint Communications Group Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-21), Northpoint Communications Group's Beta is -113.85.


Northpoint Communications Group Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northpoint Communications Group's Beta can be seen below:

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Northpoint Communications Group Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Northpoint Communications Group's Beta

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Northpoint Communications Group's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Northpoint Communications Group's Beta Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Northpoint Communications Group's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Northpoint Communications Group 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.


Northpoint Communications Group  (GREY:NPNTQ) 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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Northpoint Communications Group (Northpoint Communications Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
c/o FTI Consulting Inc, 633 West 5th Street, 16th Floor, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90071
Website
Northpoint Communications Group Inc is not engaged in any business activity.

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