Does The China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Ltd. (HKG:1848) Share Price Fall With The Market?
If you own shares in China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Ltd. (HKG:1848) 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. The first category is company specific volatility. This can be dealt with by limiting your exposure to any particular stock. 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. Some investors use beta as a measure of how much a certain stock is impacted by market risk (volatility). While we should keep in mind that Warren Buffett has cautioned that 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk', beta is still a useful factor to consider. To make good use of it you must first know 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.
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What 1848's beta value tells investors
Looking at the last five years, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings has a beta of 1.25. The fact that this is well above 1 indicates that its share price movements have shown sensitivity to overall market volatility. If this beta value holds true in the future, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings shares are likely to rise more than the market when the market is going up, but fall faster when the market is going down. Share price volatility is well worth considering, but most long term investors consider the history of revenue and earnings growth to be more important. Take a look at how China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings fares in that regard, below.
How does 1848's size impact its beta?
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings is a small company, but not tiny and little known. It has a market capitalisation of HK$5.5b, which means it would be on the radar of intstitutional investors. It's not particularly surprising that it has a higher beta than the overall market. That's because it takes less money to influence the share price of a smaller company, than a bigger company.
What this means for you:
Since China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings tends to moves 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. This article aims to educate investors about beta values, but it's well worth looking at important company-specific fundamentals such as China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings’s financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you dive deeper by considering the following:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for 1848’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for 1848’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has 1848 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 1848's historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how 1848 measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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