One Thing To Remember About The Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERI) Share Price
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If you own shares in Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERI) 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 are more sensitive to general market forces than others. 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 ERI's beta value tells investors
Given that it has a beta of 1.73, we can surmise that the Eldorado Resorts share price has been fairly sensitive to market volatility (over the last 5 years). If the past is any guide, we would expect that Eldorado Resorts 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 Eldorado Resorts is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.
Could ERI's size cause it to be more volatile?
Eldorado Resorts is a fairly large company. It has a market capitalisation of US$3.7b, which means it is probably on the radar of most investors. It has a relatively high beta, suggesting it may be somehow leveraged to macroeconomic conditions. For example, it might be a high growth stock with lots of investors trading the shares. It's notable when large companies to have high beta values, because it usually takes substantial capital flows to move their share prices.
What this means for you:
Since Eldorado Resorts 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 ERI is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Eldorado Resorts’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 ERI’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ERI’s outlook.
Past Track Record: Has ERI 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 ERI's historicals for more clarity.
Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how ERI measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.
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