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Bellicum Pharmaceuticals (STU:BPXA) Volatility : 156.90% (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Bellicum Pharmaceuticals 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 (2024-05-26), Bellicum Pharmaceuticals's Volatility is 156.90%.


Competitive Comparison of Bellicum Pharmaceuticals's Volatility

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Bellicum Pharmaceuticals'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.


Bellicum Pharmaceuticals's Volatility Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Bellicum Pharmaceuticals's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bellicum Pharmaceuticals  (STU:BPXA) 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.


Bellicum Pharmaceuticals  (STU:BPXA) 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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Bellicum Pharmaceuticals (STU:BPXA) Business Description

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Address
3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX, USA, 77098
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company that has discovered and developed novel, controllable cellular immunotherapies for various forms of cancer, including both hematological cancers and solid tumors. its proprietary Chemical Induction of Dimerization technology platform is designed to enable control of components of the immune system in real-time. Its product candidates are; BPX-601 an autologous GoCAR-T product candidate designed to treat solid tumors expressing prostate stem cell antigen, or PSCA, and BPX-603 an autologous dual-switch GoCAR-T product candidate designed to target solid tumors that express the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 antigen, or HER2.

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