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Vienna Insurance Group AG (WBO:VIG) Beta : 0.59 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Vienna Insurance Group AG Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-01), Vienna Insurance Group AG's Beta is 0.59.


Vienna Insurance Group AG Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vienna Insurance Group AG's Beta can be seen below:

* 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.

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Vienna Insurance Group AG Beta Chart

Vienna Insurance Group AG Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.95 0.94 -0.10 -0.10 0.67

Vienna Insurance Group AG Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 0.76 -0.10 0.71 0.67 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Vienna Insurance Group AG's Beta

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Vienna Insurance Group AG'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.


Vienna Insurance Group AG's Beta Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Vienna Insurance Group AG's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vienna Insurance Group AG's Beta falls into.



Vienna Insurance Group AG 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.


Vienna Insurance Group AG  (WBO:VIG) 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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Vienna Insurance Group AG (WBO:VIG) Business Description

Address
Schottenring 30, Vienna, AUT, 1010
Vienna Insurance Group AG is a diversified insurance company that offers property and casualty, life, and health insurance products. The company maintains its goal of consolidating market leadership in Austria while taking advantage of the growth potential in Central and Eastern Europe. The company generates most of its revenue in Austria, followed by the Czech Republic and Poland. The company considers merger and acquisition investment as a component of its operational growth strategy.
Executives
Hartwig Löger Member of the Managing Board, Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board
Dr. Günter Geyer Chairman of the Supervisory Board

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