Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.
Competitive Comparison of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings's Volatility
For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings's Volatility falls into.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NAS:AAWW) Volatility Calculation
The annualized volatility is calculated as following:
σA
=
σM
*
√12
=
√ 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2
*
√12
Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.
* 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.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NAS:AAWW) Volatility Explanation
Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.
Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.
Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings) Business Description
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc is a provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services and the outsourced airfreight provider in the world. Company operates a fleet of 747 freighters and provides customers with a broad array of 747, 777, 767 and 737 aircraft for domestic, regional and international cargo and passenger operations. The company has operations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. The company's business is organized into two operating segments based on service offerings: 1) Airline Operations include providing cargo aircraft outsourcing services to customers on an ACMI, CMI and Charter basis. 2) Dry Leasing business provides aircraft and engines to customers, including CMI customers, for a fixed monthly amount.
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