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Does Market Volatility Impact PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.'s (TSE:PSK) Share Price?

If you're interested in PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (TSE:PSK), then you might want to consider its beta (a measure of share price volatility) in order to understand how the stock could impact your portfolio. 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 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 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. 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.

See our latest analysis for PrairieSky Royalty

What we can learn from PSK's beta value

Given that it has a beta of 1.69, we can surmise that the PrairieSky Royalty share price has been fairly sensitive to market volatility (over the last 5 years). If this beta value holds true in the future, PrairieSky Royalty shares are likely to rise more than the market when the market is going up, but fall faster when the market is going down. Beta is worth considering, but it's also important to consider whether PrairieSky Royalty is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.

TSX:PSK Income Statement, December 5th 2019
TSX:PSK Income Statement, December 5th 2019

How does PSK's size impact its beta?

PrairieSky Royalty is a reasonably big company, with a market capitalisation of CA$3.1b. Most companies this size are actively traded with decent volumes of shares changing hands each day. It takes a lot of money to influence the share price of large companies like this one. That makes it interesting to note that its share price has a history of sensitivity to market volatility. There might be some aspect of the business that means profits are leveraged to the economic cycle.

What this means for you:

Since PrairieSky Royalty 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 PrairieSky Royalty’s financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you dive deeper by considering the following:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for PSK’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for PSK’s outlook.

  2. Past Track Record: Has PSK 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 PSK's historicals for more clarity.

  3. Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how PSK measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.

If you spot an error that warrants correction, please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. Simply Wall St has no position in the stocks mentioned.

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