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Balfour Beatty (Balfour Beatty) Volatility : 19.59% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Balfour Beatty 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 (2024-04-28), Balfour Beatty's Volatility is 19.59%.


Competitive Comparison of Balfour Beatty's Volatility

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Balfour Beatty'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.


Balfour Beatty's Volatility Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Balfour Beatty's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Balfour Beatty's Volatility falls into.



Balfour Beatty  (OTCPK:BAFBF) 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.


Balfour Beatty  (OTCPK:BAFBF) 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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Balfour Beatty (Balfour Beatty) Business Description

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Address
5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, GBR, E14 5HU
Balfour Beatty PLC finances, builds, and maintains infrastructure projects. It develops projects in energy, water, communications, transportation, and other industrial markets. In addition, the company manages construction businesses and provides maintenance and management services in power transmission, utilities infrastructure, road, and rail. Some projects are granted through concessions by government authorities. Balfour Beatty operates three business segments: Construction services (majority of total revenue), Support services, and Infrastructure investments. It will invest directly in infrastructure assets when there are opportunities to manage the projects upon completion and create recurring revenue. The majority of sales are derived from the United Kingdom and the United States.