Yahoo Finance Does The Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSE:TOU) Share Price Fall With The Market?
If you own shares in Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSE:TOU) 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 other type, which cannot be diversified away, is the volatility of the entire market. Every stock in the market is exposed to this volatility, which is linked to the fact that stocks prices are correlated in an efficient 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 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 TOU's beta value tells investors
Given that it has a beta of 1.32, we can surmise that the Tourmaline Oil share price has been fairly sensitive to market volatility (over the last 5 years). If this beta value holds true in the future, Tourmaline Oil 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 Tourmaline Oil fares in that regard, below.
Could TOU's size cause it to be more volatile?
Tourmaline Oil is a reasonably big company, with a market capitalisation of CA$3.3b. Most companies this size are actively traded with decent volumes of shares changing hands each day. It takes deep pocketed investors to influence the share price of a large company, so it's a little unusual to see companies this size with high beta values. It may be that that this company is more heavily impacted by broader economic factors than most.
What this means for you:
Since Tourmaline Oil 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. In order to fully understand whether TOU is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Tourmaline Oil’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 TOU’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for TOU’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has TOU 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 TOU's historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how TOU measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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