What does the beta coefficient of a stock mean? 7 Articles

by A.W. Berry

The beta coefficient, also represented by the Greek letter Beta, or the English letter B, is a measure of risk most notably in regard to an equities traded in markets such as stocks. The beta determines price movement rela...read more

by Martin Chapman

WHAT IS THE BETA COEFFICIENT ("Beta") AND WHY DO WE NEED IT? Beta helps us understand the price volatility of shares which we want to buy and how they will affect our portfolio. This article defines how beta is calcula...read more

by Vic Moro

A stock's "beta coefficient" is an estimate of how closely its price will track to an overall market. For U.S. stocks, the most common comparison is to the S&P 500. By definition, the S&P 500 has a beta of 1.0 A stock...read more

by Kodjo Adadevoh

The beta coefficient of a stock is a measure of the stock's volatility relative to the broad market. Volatility is a measure of the price change that occurs in either an index (S&P 500) or a specific stock as a response to...read more

by Matt Mahan

There are many tools used for choosing stock investments, P/E, price, insider trading and so on, one tool to be looked at is the stock's Beta coefficient. Basically speaking, a stock's Beta Coefficient is defined as a meas...read more

by John Benson

The beta coefficient refers to the return that a certain stock or portfolio of stocks is expected to achieve in relation to the returns provided by the stock market as a whole. Put simply, the beta coefficient gives a mea...read more

by Cyrus Dehkan

The beta coefficient of a stock measures the volatility of that stock or fund for a period of 3 years against that of the S&P 500. The beta shows how a stock may fluctuate when the market rises or when it falls. The beta f...read more