8. Look up the beta coefficients for two companies you are interested in and report them. According to the beta coefficients, which company is considered to have more market risk?
Two companies I looked out for are Ford motor company and Arcelor mittal (a mining company).
The beta for the stocks as on november 22:
Ford motor company | 1.10 |
Arcelor mittal | 2.42 |
(source: marketbeat) |
Beta is the measure of responsiveness of a stock to changes in market.
The higher the beta the higher is the perceived risk.
Of the two companies Arcelor mittal has more market risk.
8. Look up the beta coefficients for two companies you are interested in and report them....
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