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Parker Drilling Co (Parker Drilling Co) Volatility : 54.51% (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Parker Drilling Co 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 (2024-06-23), Parker Drilling Co's Volatility is 54.51%.


Competitive Comparison of Parker Drilling Co's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Parker Drilling Co'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.


Parker Drilling Co's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Parker Drilling Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Parker Drilling Co's Volatility falls into.



Parker Drilling Co  (OTCPK:PKDC) 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.


Parker Drilling Co  (OTCPK:PKDC) 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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Parker Drilling Co (Parker Drilling Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, TX, USA, 77046
Parker Drilling Co is a provider of contract drilling and drilling-related services as well as rental tools and services. It reports its Drilling Services business into two segments namely U.S. (Lower 48) Drilling and International & Alaska Drilling. For Rental Tools Services business reports two segments namely U.S. Rental Tools and International Rental Tools. In the Drilling Services business, the company drill oil, natural gas, and geothermal wells. In Rental business, it provides rental equipment and services to exploration & production companies, drilling contractors and service companies on land and offshore in the United States.