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Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (Hutchison Port Holdings Trust) Volatility : 50.13% (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Hutchison Port Holdings Trust 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 (2024-05-15), Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Volatility is 50.13%.


Competitive Comparison of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Volatility

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust'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.


Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Volatility Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Volatility falls into.



Hutchison Port Holdings Trust  (OTCPK:HCTPF) 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.


Hutchison Port Holdings Trust  (OTCPK:HCTPF) 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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Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (Hutchison Port Holdings Trust) Business Description

Address
1 Harbourfront Avenue, No. 14-07, Keppel Bay Tower, Singapore, SGP, 098632
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust invests in, develops, operates, and manages deep-water container ports. The company invests in other assets including river ports and provides additional port services such as freight forwarding and warehousing. The company derives revenue through the port and related services, transportation and logistics solutions, management and service fee income, and system development and support fees. The port and related services account for the vast majority of revenue. Hutchison Port Holdings operates in both Hong Kong and Mainland China and derives the majority of revenue from Mainland China.

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