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Towne Bank (Towne Bank) Beta : 0.70 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Towne Bank Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-05), Towne Bank's Beta is 0.70.


Towne Bank Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Towne Bank'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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Towne Bank Beta Chart

Towne Bank 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 1.05 1.11 1.02 0.97 0.76

Towne Bank 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 0.97 0.75 0.72 0.80 0.76

Competitive Comparison of Towne Bank's Beta

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Towne Bank'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.


Towne Bank's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Towne Bank's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Towne Bank's Beta falls into.



Towne Bank 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.


Towne Bank  (NAS:TOWN) 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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Towne Bank (Towne Bank) Business Description

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Address
5716 High Street, Portsmouth, VA, USA, 23703
Towne Bank is a financial services company that places special emphasis on serving the financial needs of individuals, commercial enterprises, and professionals, offering retail and commercial banking services to numerous markets in Virginia and North Carolina. The company has three reportable segments: Banking Segment provides loan and deposit services to retail and commercial customers and provides commercial mortgage brokerage services and investment and asset management services, and the Realty Segment provides residential real estate services and mortgage loans. It also provides resort property management and residential and commercial title insurance, and Insurance Segment provides provide a wide array of insurance products, including property, casualty, life, and health insurance.

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