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TWOPC.PFD (Two Harbors Investment) Beta : 0.64 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Two Harbors Investment Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-14), Two Harbors Investment's Beta is 0.64.


Two Harbors Investment Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Two Harbors Investment's Beta can be seen below:

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Two Harbors Investment Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Two Harbors Investment's Beta

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, Two Harbors Investment's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Two Harbors Investment's Beta Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Two Harbors Investment's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Two Harbors Investment 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.


Two Harbors Investment  (NYSE:TWOpC.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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Two Harbors Investment Business Description

Address
1601 Utica Avenue South, Suite 900, St. Louis Park, MN, USA, 55416
Two Harbors Investment Corp is a real estate investment trust primarily focused on investing in, financing, and managing residential mortgage-backed securities, or RMBS; residential mortgage loans; mortgage servicing rights; and commercial real estate. The majority of the company's investment portfolio is split between agency RMBS purchased from government-sponsored enterprises and nonagency RMBS. Two Harbors derives nearly all of its revenue in the form of interest income collected from its investments. Most of this income is generated by available-for-sale securities, while residential mortgage loans held for investment in securitization trusts also contribute a sizable amount.