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FMC (FMC) Volatility : 31.82% (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is FMC 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 (2024-12-13), FMC's Volatility is 31.82%.


Competitive Comparison of FMC's Volatility

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, FMC'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.


FMC's Volatility Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, FMC's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



FMC  (NYSE:FMC) 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.


FMC  (NYSE:FMC) 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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FMC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104
FMC is a pure-play global crop protection company with a fairly balanced product portfolio across geographies and crop exposure. Through acquisitions, FMC is now one of the five largest patented crop protection companies and focuses on the development of new products, including biologicals, through its research and development pipeline.
Executives
Jacqueline Scanlan officer: Executive VP & Chief HRO HAEMONETICS CORPORATION, 400 WOOD ROAD, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Andrew D Sandifer officer: EVP and CFO FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Robert C Pallash director 17000 ROTUNDA DRIVE, DEARBORN MI 48120
Ronaldo Pereira officer: EVP, President, FMC Americas 1620 MONK RD, GLADWYNE PA 19035
Nicholas Pfeiffer officer: Corporate Controller 1735 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Patricia Verduin director ONE CONAGRA DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68102
Mark Douglas officer: Pres., Agricultural Solutions ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Vsevolod Rostovtsev officer: VP & Chief Technology Officer 909 TWYCKENHAM ROAD, MEDIA PA 19063
Michael Finian Reilly officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Kathy Lynn Fortmann director INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kathleen Shelton officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer 630 UNIVERSITY PLACE, SWARTHMORE PA 19081
Diane Allemang officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer 1615 NORTH CLEVELAND STREET, ARLINGTON VA 22201
Carol Anthony Davidson director
Eduardo E Cordeiro director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Volpe Vincent R Jr director C/O DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC, PAUL CLARK DRIVE, OLEAN NY 14760