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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (Rhythm Pharmaceuticals) Beta : 2.42 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-06), Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Beta is 2.42.


Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Beta can be seen below:

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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Beta Chart

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - 1.56 1.29 2.32 2.27

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals 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 2.32 2.44 2.48 2.14 2.27

Competitive Comparison of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals'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.


Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Beta falls into.



Rhythm Pharmaceuticals 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.


Rhythm Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:RYTM) 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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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (Rhythm Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
222 Berkeley Street, 12th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02116
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in development and commercialization of therapies for patients with rare diseases. It is focused on the development and commercialization of peptide therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal, or GI, diseases, and genetic deficiencies that result in metabolic disorders. The company's product candidate is setmelanotide (RM 493), which is a potent, melanocortin 4, or MC4, receptor agonist for the treatment of rare genetic disorders of obesity caused by MC4 pathway deficiencies.
Executives
Joseph Shulman officer: Chief Technical Officer C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
Hunter C Smith officer: CFO and Treasurer C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 20 WEST AVENUE, DARIEN CT 06820
Jennifer Chien officer: EVP, Head of North America C/O KRYSTAL BIOTECH, INC., 2100 WHARTON STREET, SUITE 701, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
Christopher Paul German officer: Corporate Controller & CAO C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
Pamela J. Cramer officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
William T. Roberts officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
Yann Mazabraud officer: EVP, Head of International C/O TREVI THERAPEUTICS, INC., 195 CHURCH STREET, FLOOR 14, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
Linda Shapiro Manning officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
David P Meeker director C/O PENWEST PHARMACEUTICALS CO, 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD SUITE 11, DANBURY CT 06810
Todd Foley director, 10 percent owner THE JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET 54TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Lynn A. Tetrault director 12701 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, SUITE 9, FORT MYERS FL 33913
Camille L Bedrosian director C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Nithya Desikan officer: Chief Commercial Officer 82 BAY STATE ROAD, BELMONT MA 02478
Rajeev M. Shah 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116