Yahoo Finance What Kind Of Share Price Volatility Should You Expect For Fly Leasing Limited (NYSE:FLY)?
If you own shares in Fly Leasing Limited (NYSE:FLY) then it's worth thinking about how it contributes to the volatility of your portfolio, overall. In finance, Beta is a measure of volatility. Modern finance theory considers volatility to be a measure of risk, and there are two main types of price volatility. First, we have company specific volatility, which is the price gyrations of an individual stock. Holding at least 8 stocks can reduce this kind of risk across a 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 are more sensitive to general market forces than others. 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.
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What FLY's beta value tells investors
Given that it has a beta of 1.37, we can surmise that the Fly Leasing share price has been fairly sensitive to market volatility (over the last 5 years). If this beta value holds true in the future, Fly Leasing shares are likely to rise more than the market when the market is going up, but fall faster when the market is going down. Many would argue that beta is useful in position sizing, but fundamental metrics such as revenue and earnings are more important overall. You can see Fly Leasing's revenue and earnings in the image below.
Could FLY's size cause it to be more volatile?
With a market capitalisation of US$189m, Fly Leasing is a very small company by global standards. It is quite likely to be unknown to most investors. It has a relatively high beta, suggesting it is fairly actively traded for a company of its size. Because it takes less capital to move the share price of a small company like this, when a stock this size is actively traded it is quite often more sensitive to market volatility than similar large companies.
What this means for you:
Since Fly Leasing tends to move up when the market is going up, and down when it's going down, potential investors may wish to reflect on the overall market, when considering the stock. In order to fully understand whether FLY is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Fly Leasing’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 FLY’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for FLY’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has FLY 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 FLY's historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how FLY measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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