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Swiss Life Holding AG (XSWX:SLHN) Volatility : 12.71% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Swiss Life Holding AG 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 (2024-04-27), Swiss Life Holding AG's Volatility is 12.71%.


Competitive Comparison of Swiss Life Holding AG's Volatility

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Swiss Life Holding AG'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.


Swiss Life Holding AG's Volatility Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Swiss Life Holding AG's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Swiss Life Holding AG's Volatility falls into.



Swiss Life Holding AG  (XSWX:SLHN) 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.


Swiss Life Holding AG  (XSWX:SLHN) 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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Swiss Life Holding AG (XSWX:SLHN) Business Description

Address
General-Guisan-Quai 40, P.O. Box 2831, Zurich, CHE, CH-8022
Swiss Life is predominantly a life and long-term savings company that generates the main share of its revenue and earnings from its domestic market of Switzerland. The company also operates in France, Germany, and a few smaller, but wealthy European markets. The company also has an asset manager. Swiss Life has three main sources of income that vary in importance by geography. Savings income relates to spread-based earnings, the risk result relates to an insurance margin, and the fee result relates to asset management and its financial advisor network. The fee result has been growing in importance over recent years as a result of advice, unit-linked sales, and third-party asset management.

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