Yahoo Finance Does Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSE:EDR) Have A Volatile Share Price?
Anyone researching Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSE:EDR) might want to consider the historical volatility of the share price. Modern finance theory considers volatility to be a measure of risk, and there are two main types of price volatility. 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 sort is caused by the natural volatility of markets, overall. For example, certain macroeconomic events will impact (virtually) all 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. Any stock with a beta of greater than one is considered more volatile than the market, while those with a beta below one are either less volatile or poorly correlated with the market.
Check out our latest analysis for Endeavour Silver
What EDR's beta value tells investors
Looking at the last five years, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.92. The fact that this is well above 1 indicates that its share price movements have shown sensitivity to overall market volatility. Based on this history, investors should be aware that Endeavour Silver are likely to rise strongly in times of greed, but sell off in times of fear. Beta is worth considering, but it's also important to consider whether Endeavour Silver is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.
Could EDR's size cause it to be more volatile?
With a market capitalisation of CA$372m, Endeavour Silver is a very small company by global standards. It is quite likely to be unknown to most investors. It takes less money to influence the share price of a very small company. This may explain the excess volatility implied by this beta value.
What this means for you:
Since Endeavour Silver has a reasonably high beta, it's worth considering why it is so heavily influenced by broader market sentiment. For example, it might be a high growth stock or have a lot of operating leverage in its business model. In order to fully understand whether EDR is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Endeavour Silver’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 EDR’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for EDR’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has EDR 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 EDR's historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how EDR measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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