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Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens Healthineers AG) Volatility : 27.83% (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Siemens Healthineers AG 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 (2024-04-30), Siemens Healthineers AG's Volatility is 27.83%.


Competitive Comparison of Siemens Healthineers AG's Volatility

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Siemens Healthineers AG'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.


Siemens Healthineers AG's Volatility Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Siemens Healthineers AG's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Siemens Healthineers AG's Volatility falls into.



Siemens Healthineers AG  (OTCPK:SEMHF) 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.


Siemens Healthineers AG  (OTCPK:SEMHF) 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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Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens Healthineers AG) Business Description

Address
Siemensstr. 3, Forchheim, BY, DEU, 91301
Siemens Healthineers AG is engaged in the fields of diagnostic, therapeutic imaging, laboratory and point of care diagnostics as well as clinical consulting services. The imaging segment products equipment include magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, X-ray systems, molecular imaging and ultrasound. The portfolio of the Diagnostics segment includes; immunochemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, etc. Advanced Therapies segment products are designed to support image-guided minimally invasive treatments in cardiology, interventional radiology and surgery. Varian segment provides multi-modality cancer care technologies, solutions and services to oncology departments in hospitals and clinics. It caters and earns revenue from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, China and others.