Yahoo Finance Does The Dixons Carphone plc (LON:DC.) Share Price Fall With The Market?
If you're interested in Dixons Carphone plc (LON:DC.), then you might want to consider its beta (a measure of share price volatility) in order to understand how the stock could impact your portfolio. Volatility is considered to be a measure of risk in modern finance theory. Investors may think of volatility as falling into two main categories. The first type is company specific volatility. Investors use diversification across uncorrelated stocks to reduce this kind of price volatility across the portfolio. The second type is the broader market volatility, which you cannot diversify away, since it arises from macroeconomic factors which directly affects all the stocks on the market.
Some stocks mimic the volatility of the market quite closely, while others demonstrate muted, exagerrated or uncorrelated price movements. Beta is a widely used metric to measure a stock's exposure to market risk (volatility). Before we go on, it's worth noting that Warren Buffett pointed out in his 2014 letter to shareholders that 'volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' Having said that, beta can still be rather useful. The first thing to understand about beta is that the beta of the overall market is one. A stock with a beta below one is either less volatile than the market, or more volatile but not corellated with the overall market. In comparison a stock with a beta of over one tends to be move in a similar direction to the market in the long term, but with greater changes in price.
Check out our latest analysis for Dixons Carphone
What we can learn from DC.'s beta value
With a beta of 1.05, (which is quite close to 1) the share price of Dixons Carphone has historically been about as voltile as the broader market. While history does not always repeat, this may indicate that the stock price will continue to be exposed to market risk, albeit not overly so. Beta is worth considering, but it's also important to consider whether Dixons Carphone is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.
Could DC.'s size cause it to be more volatile?
Dixons Carphone is a small company, but not tiny and little known. It has a market capitalisation of UK£1.4b, which means it would be on the radar of intstitutional investors. It takes less capital to move the share price of small companies, and they are also more impacted by company specific events, so it's a bit of a surprise that the beta is so close to the overall market.
What this means for you:
It is probable that there is a link between the share price of Dixons Carphone and the broader market, since it has a beta value quite close to one. However, long term investors are generally well served by looking past market volatility and focussing on the underlying development of the business. If that's your game, metrics such as revenue, earnings and cash flow will be more useful. In order to fully understand whether DC. is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Dixons Carphone’s financial health and performance track record. I urge you to continue your research by taking a look at the following:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for DC.’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for DC.’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has DC. been consistently performing well irrespective of the ups and downs in the market? Go into more detail in the past performance analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of DC.'s historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how DC. measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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