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Ataa Educational Co (SAU:4292) Volatility : 28.01% (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is Ataa Educational 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 (2025-04-10), Ataa Educational Co's Volatility is 28.01%.


Competitive Comparison of Ataa Educational Co's Volatility

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Ataa Educational 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.


Ataa Educational Co's Volatility Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ataa Educational Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ataa Educational Co's Volatility falls into.


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Ataa Educational Co  (SAU:4292) 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.


Ataa Educational Co  (SAU:4292) 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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Ataa Educational Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Al-Hussein Bin Ali Street, P.O Box 87527, Exit 9, Al Izdihar District, Riyadh, SAU, 11652
Ataa Educational Co is a Saudi Arabia-based company involved in the establishment of national and international schools, kindergarten, primary, intermediate, and secondary schools for boys and girls, colleges and universities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad. It is also engaged in establishing, managing, and maintaining vocational training centers. The company's operating segments are; Education, Training, and Recruitment. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Education segment which is engaged in establishing and managing private, international, French and Indian schools.

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