Does Market Volatility Impact Augros Cosmetic Packaging Société anonyme's (EPA:AUGR) Share Price?
If you own shares in Augros Cosmetic Packaging Société anonyme (EPA:AUGR) then it's worth thinking about how it contributes to the volatility of your portfolio, overall. In finance, Beta is a measure of volatility. 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 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 see their prices move in concert with the market. Others tend towards stronger, gentler or unrelated 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 greater than one is more sensitive to broader market movements than a stock with a beta of less than one.
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What does AUGR's beta value mean to investors?
Looking at the last five years, Augros Cosmetic Packaging Société anonyme has a beta of 1.57. The fact that this is well above 1 indicates that its share price movements have shown sensitivity to overall market volatility. If the past is any guide, we would expect that Augros Cosmetic Packaging Société anonyme shares will rise quicker than the markets in times of optimism, but fall faster in times of pessimism. Beta is worth considering, but it's also important to consider whether Augros Cosmetic Packaging Société anonyme is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.
Does AUGR's size influence the expected beta?
With a market capitalisation of €7.0m, Augros Cosmetic Packaging Société anonyme is a very small company by global standards. It is quite likely to be unknown to most investors. Relatively few investors can influence the price of a smaller company, compared to a large company. This could explain the high beta value, in this case.
What this means for you:
Beta only tells us that the Augros Cosmetic Packaging Société anonyme share price is sensitive to broader market movements. This could indicate that it is a high growth company, or is heavily influenced by sentiment because it is speculative. Alternatively, it could have operating leverage in its business model. Ultimately, beta is an interesting metric, but there's plenty more to learn. In order to fully understand whether AUGR is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Augros Cosmetic Packaging Société anonyme’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 AUGR’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for AUGR’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has AUGR 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 AUGR's historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how AUGR measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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