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Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) Volatility : 33.64% (As of Apr. 22, 2025)


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What is Castelnau Group 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 (2025-04-22), Castelnau Group's Volatility is 33.64%.


Competitive Comparison of Castelnau Group's Volatility

For the Asset Management subindustry, Castelnau Group'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.


Castelnau Group's Volatility Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Castelnau Group's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Castelnau Group  (LSE:CGL) 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.


Castelnau Group  (LSE:CGL) 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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Castelnau Group Business Description

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Address
Les Banques, Trafalgar Court, PO Box 255, St. Peter Port, Channel Islands, GGY, GY1 3QL
Castelnau Group Ltd operates as a closed-ended company. The company's principal activity is to seek to achieve a high rate of compound return over the long term by carefully selecting investments using a thorough and objective research process and paying a price that provides a material margin of safety against permanent loss of capital, but also a favorable range of outcomes. The company's investment objective is to compound Shareholder's capital at a higher rate of return than the FTSE All-Share Total Return Index over the long term. The group has two reporting segments: Castelnau Group Limited; and Castelnau Group Services Limited.

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