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Quest Holdings (ATH:QUEST) Volatility : 17.14% (As of Jan. 19, 2025)


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What is Quest Holdings Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2025-01-19), Quest Holdings's Volatility is 17.14%.


Competitive Comparison of Quest Holdings's Volatility

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Quest Holdings's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.


Quest Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Quest Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quest Holdings's Volatility falls into.



Quest Holdings  (ATH:QUEST) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* 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.


Quest Holdings  (ATH:QUEST) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Quest Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2A, Argyroupoleos Street, Kallithea, Athens, GRC, 176 76
Quest Holdings SA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in diversified business. It operates through four business segments: Commercial activities, Information technology services, Postal services, and Production of electric power from renewable energy sources. The vast majority of its revenue comes from the Commercial activities segment, which Includes sales of a wide range of products, mostly IT-related, such as IT equipment, Apple and Xiaomi mobile phone devices, air conditioning devices, and other home appliances. The company's geographical segments are Greece, the Eurozone, European countries out of the Eurozone, and Other countries.

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