【how does the boss react to george's friendship with lennie】Does Iron Road Limited (ASX:IRD) Have A Particularly Volatile Share Price?
If you’re interested in Iron Road Limited (
ASX:IRD
),how does the boss react to george's friendship with lennie 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. Modern finance theory considers volatility to be a measure of risk, and there are two main types of price volatility. First, we have company specific volatility, which is the price gyrations of an individual stock. Holding at least 8 stocks can reduce this kind of risk across a portfolio. 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 mimic the volatility of the market quite closely, while others demonstrate muted, exagerrated or uncorrelated 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 we can learn from IRD’s beta value
Zooming in on Iron Road, we see it has a five year beta of 1.87. This is above 1, so historically its share price has been influenced by the broader volatility of the stock market the market. If this beta value holds true in the future, Iron Road 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 Iron Road fares in that regard, below.
ASX:IRD Income Statement Export January 3rd 19
Could IRD’s size cause it to be more volatile?
Iron Road is a noticeably small company, with a market capitalisation of AU$35m. Most companies this size are not always actively traded. 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:
Since Iron Road 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 Iron Road’s financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you dive deeper by considering the following:
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Financial Health
: Are IRD’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our
financial health checks here
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Past Track Record
: Has IRD 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 IRD’s historicals
for more clarity.
Other High-Performing Stocks
: Are there other stocks that provide better prospects with proven track records? Explore our
free list of these great stocks here
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To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at
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