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Great-West Lifeco (TSX:GWO.PR.H.PFD) Beta : 0.84 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Great-West Lifeco Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-11), Great-West Lifeco's Beta is 0.84.


Great-West Lifeco Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great-West Lifeco's Beta can be seen below:

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Great-West Lifeco Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Great-West Lifeco's Beta

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Great-West Lifeco's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Great-West Lifeco's Beta Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Great-West Lifeco's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Great-West Lifeco 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.


Great-West Lifeco  (TSX:GWO.PR.H.PFD) 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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Great-West Lifeco Business Description

Address
100 Osborne Street North, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3C 1V3
Great-West Lifeco provides life insurance, health insurance, retirement products, asset management, recordkeeping services, and reinsurance products in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The Canada business contributes approximately 31% of adjusted earnings and has leading market positions in group insurance, group retirement, and individual insurance. The company operates the second-largest recordkeeping business under the Empower brand in the United States, with an earnings contribution from the country approximating 26%. Great-West Lifeco also offers various products across Europe markets with a strong presence in the UK, Ireland, and Germany. The Europe segment contributed around 21% of adjusted earnings and the reinsurance business accounts for around 22% of adjusted earnings.

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