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Gensight Biologics (XPAR:SIGHT) Beta : 0.32 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Gensight Biologics Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-20), Gensight Biologics's Beta is 0.32.


Gensight Biologics Beta Historical Data

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

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Gensight Biologics Beta Chart

Gensight Biologics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.52 1.84 2.32 2.48 0.49

Gensight Biologics Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 2.32 3.00 2.48 2.11 0.49

Competitive Comparison of Gensight Biologics's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Gensight Biologics'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.


Gensight Biologics's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Gensight Biologics's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gensight Biologics 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.


Gensight Biologics  (XPAR:SIGHT) 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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Gensight Biologics (XPAR:SIGHT) Business Description

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74,rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris, FRA, 75012
Gensight Biologics SA is a clinical-stage biotechnology group discovering and developing novel therapies for neurodegenerative retinal diseases and diseases of the central nervous system. The company's pipeline leverages two core technology platforms, the Mitochondrial Targeting Sequence, and Optogenetics, to help preserve or restore vision in patients suffering from severe degenerative retinal diseases. The group focus is on ophthalmology where it develops product candidates to restore eyesight to patients suffering from retinal diseases. The product candidate, LUMEVOQ, was developed using the MTS technology platform and is designed to treat LHON by restoring the function of retinal diseases resulting from mutations.

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