Beta can be useful in that way, but only if you recognize its shortcomings. Otherwise, it's all too easy to make erroneous conclusions from a stock's beta figure.

The capital asset pricing model uses beta to describe how the returns of a given stock or portfolio stocks will compare to the returns of the overall market. The statistical definition of beta is ...

In a previous post, we presented a method for calculating a stock beta and implemented it in Python.

What beta is The capital asset pricing model uses beta to describe how the returns of a given stock or portfolio stocks will compare to the returns of the overall market. The statistical ...

Stock issuances are important ways for companies to get the capital they need. By knowing how to calculate and account for them properly, you'll learn to recognize them when you see them in a ...

When it comes to evaluating stocks, one of the most widely used risk measures is Beta. It tells investors how a stock or a portfolio moves in relation to the overall market, usually represented by an ...

How to Calculate Stock Volatility. Investing in stocks involves inherent risk. As a stock owner, you are part owner in the company. As such, you participate in the positive growth of the company ...

Try calculating dual-beta for a company whose dual-beta I have examined in one of my articles, and compare to the results found there. If they match, you have successfully emulated my calculation.