Yahoo Finance Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSE:ARG): What Does Its Beta Value Mean For Your Portfolio?
Anyone researching Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSE:ARG) might want to consider the historical volatility of the share price. 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 are more sensitive to general market forces than others. Beta can be a useful tool to understand how much a stock is influenced by market risk (volatility). However, Warren Buffett said 'volatility is far from synonymous with risk' in his 2014 letter to investors. So, while useful, beta is not the only metric to consider. To use beta as an investor, you must first understand that the overall market has a beta of 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 ARG's beta value tells investors
Given that it has a beta of 1.22, we can surmise that the Amerigo Resources share price has been fairly sensitive to market volatility (over the last 5 years). If the past is any guide, we would expect that Amerigo Resources 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 Amerigo Resources is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.
Could ARG's size cause it to be more volatile?
With a market capitalisation of CA$92m, Amerigo Resources 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 Amerigo Resources 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. This article aims to educate investors about beta values, but it's well worth looking at important company-specific fundamentals such as Amerigo Resources’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 ARG’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ARG’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has ARG 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 ARG's historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how ARG measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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