Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG Beta

What is the Beta of Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG?

The Beta of Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG is 0.89

What is the definition of Beta?



BETA indicates whether a stock is more or less volatile than the market as a whole. A beta less than 1 indicates that the stock is less volatile than the market, while a beta more than 1 indicates that the stock is more volatile. Volatility is measured as the fluctuation of the price around the mean.

Beta is a measure of the risk arising from exposure to general market movements as opposed to idiosyncratic factors. The market portfolio of all investable assets has a beta of exactly 1. A beta below 1 can indicate either an investment with lower volatility than the market, or a volatile investment whose price movements are not highly correlated with the market. A beta greater than one generally means that the asset both is volatile and tends to move up and down with the market. Beta is important because it measures the risk of an investment that cannot be reduced by diversification. It does not measure the risk of an investment held on a stand-alone basis, but the amount of risk the investment adds to an already-diversified portfolio. In the capital asset pricing model, beta risk is the only kind of risk for which investors should receive an expected return higher than the risk-free rate of interest.

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What does Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG do?

Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in Germany, the Czech Republic, and internationally. It operates through Housing, Life and Health Insurance, Property/Casualty Insurance, and All Other segments. The Housing segment offers home loan savings and banking products primarily for retail customers, such as home loan savings contracts, bridging loans, and mortgage loans. The Life and Health Insurance segment provides life and health insurance products for individuals and groups, including classic and unit-linked life and annuity insurance, term insurance, classic and unit-linked Riester and basic pensions, and occupational disability insurance, as well as full and supplementary private health insurance and nursing care insurance. The Property/Casualty Insurance segment offers various insurance products for retail and corporate customers, including general liability, casualty, motor, household, residential building, legal expenses, transport, and technical insurance. The All Other segment provides asset management and property development services; and markets home loan savings and banking products. The company distributes its products and services through partners, brokers, and its mobile sales force, as well as through online sales channels. Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

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