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Rand Capital (Rand Capital) Beta : 0.25 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Rand Capital Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-30), Rand Capital's Beta is 0.25.


Rand Capital Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rand Capital's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Rand Capital Beta Chart

Rand Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.50 0.77 0.57 0.26

Rand Capital Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 0.46 0.31 0.32 0.26

Competitive Comparison of Rand Capital's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Rand Capital's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Rand Capital's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Rand Capital's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rand Capital's Beta falls into.



Rand Capital Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Rand Capital  (NAS:RAND) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Rand Capital (Rand Capital) Business Description

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Address
1405 Rand Building, Buffalo, NY, USA, 14203
Rand Capital Corp is a closed-end, diversified management company. The firm's investment objectives is to maximize the total return to the shareholders with current income combined with capital appreciation. Some of its portfolios include lumious, and GiveGab among others.
Executives
Benjamin E Godley director RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 2200, BUFFALO NY 14203
Adam Samuel Gusky director RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 2200, BUFFALO NY 14203
Cari L Jaroslawsky director C/O HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP, 1600 BAUSCH & LOMB PLACE, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Daniel P Penberthy officer: EVP and CFO C/O RAND CAPITAL CORP, 2200 RAND BLDG, BUFFALO NY 14203
Robert M Zak director 250 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY 14202
Erland E Kailbourne director C/O RAND CAPITAL CORP, 2200 RAND BUILDING, BUFFFALO NY 14203
Heather Eastgate officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 1405, BUFFALO NY 14203
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Nancy Marie Stone officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 1405, BUFFALO NY 14203
Margaret Brechtel officer: EVP, Treas., CFO & Sec. C/O RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION, 14 LAFAYETTE SQUARE, SUITE 1405, BUFFALO NY 14203
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