How Does Investing In Advance NanoTek Limited (ASX:ANO) Impact The Volatility Of Your Portfolio?
If you're interested in Advance NanoTek Limited (ASX:ANO), 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 category is company specific volatility. This can be dealt with by limiting your exposure to any particular stock. 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 see their prices move in concert with the market. Others tend towards stronger, gentler or unrelated price movements. Some investors use beta as a measure of how much a certain stock is impacted by market risk (volatility). While we should keep in mind that Warren Buffett has cautioned that 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk', beta is still a useful factor to consider. To make good use of it you must first know 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 does ANO's beta value mean to investors?
Looking at the last five years, Advance NanoTek has a beta of 1.19. The fact that this is well above 1 indicates that its share price movements have shown sensitivity to overall market volatility. If the past is any guide, we would expect that Advance NanoTek shares will rise quicker than the markets in times of optimism, but fall faster in times of pessimism. Beta is worth considering, but it's also important to consider whether Advance NanoTek is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.
Could ANO's size cause it to be more volatile?
Advance NanoTek is a rather small company. It has a market capitalisation of AU$230m, which means it is probably under the radar of most investors. 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:
Beta only tells us that the Advance NanoTek share price is sensitive to broader market movements. This could indicate that it is a high growth company, or is heavily influenced by sentiment because it is speculative. Alternatively, it could have operating leverage in its business model. Ultimately, beta is an interesting metric, but there's plenty more to learn. In order to fully understand whether ANO is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Advance NanoTek’s financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you dive deeper by considering the following:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for ANO’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ANO’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has ANO 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 ANO's historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how ANO measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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