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DexCom (DexCom) Volatility : 45.80% (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is DexCom Volatility?

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.

As of today (2024-04-29), DexCom's Volatility is 45.80%.


Competitive Comparison of DexCom's Volatility

For the Medical Devices subindustry, DexCom'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.


DexCom's Volatility Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, DexCom's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DexCom's Volatility falls into.



DexCom  (NAS:DXCM) 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.


DexCom  (NAS:DXCM) 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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DexCom (DexCom) Business Description

Address
6340 Sequence Drive, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Dexcom designs and commercializes continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetic patients. CGM systems serve as an alternative to the traditional blood glucose meter process, and the company is evolving its CGM systems to provide integration with insulin pumps from Insulet and Tandem for automatic insulin delivery.
Executives
Sadie Stern officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 6340 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Steven R Altman director
Kevin R Sayer director
Jereme M Sylvain officer: SVP, Finance & CAO 6340 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO X1 92121
Jacob Steven Leach officer: SVP, Research & Development 6340 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Nicholas Augustinos director 754 GRAND VIEW AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Micheal Jon Brown officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer 6340 SEQUENCE DR, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Steven Robert Pacelli officer: Vice President Legal Affairs 5555 OBERLIN DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Girish Naganathan officer: EVP Chief Technology Officer C/O DEXCOM, INC., 6340 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Barry J. Regan officer: EVP Operations 1023 CHERRY ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38117
Bridgette P Heller director TECH DATA CORPORATION, 5350 TECH DATA DRIVE, CLEARWATER FL 33760
Matthew Vincent Dolan officer: * 6340 SEQUENCE DR, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Rimma Driscoll director C/O ZOETIS INC., 10 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Shelly Ramasamy Selvaraj officer: SVP Information Technology 6340 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Paul R Flynn officer: EVP, Global Revenue 6340 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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