Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), Pediatrix Medical Group's Beta is 0.66.
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Pediatrix Medical Group's Beta
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Pediatrix Medical Group'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.
Pediatrix Medical Group's Beta Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Pediatrix Medical Group's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pediatrix Medical Group's Beta falls into.
Pediatrix Medical Group 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.
Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) 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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Pediatrix Medical Group (Pediatrix Medical Group) Business Description
Pediatrix Medical Group Inc provides physician services to hospitals, intensive care units, and other medical units. The services provided by the company include maternal care for expectant mothers, intensive care for premature babies, cardiology care for infants suffering from heart defects, and anesthesia care during surgeries, among others. The company operates only under one segment, which is physician services. The company generates roughly half of its revenue from the women's and children's services provided, and also roughly half of the company's total revenue is earned in the United States.
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