Zacks.com Featured Highlights Include: El Pollo Loco, Jabil, Omega, Pandora Media And Talend
Zacks Investment Research | Feb 03, 2019 08:26PM ET
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – February 4, 2019 - Stocks in this week’s article are El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) , Jabil, Inc. (NYSE:JBL) , Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) , Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE:P) and Talend SA (NASDAQ:TLND) .
Overcome Market Volatility with These 5 Low-Beta Stocks
The general belief that only risky stocks generate lucrative returns is not always true. This is because those securities earn handsome returns only when the market is bullish.
In this article, we present a strategy that clearly shows that a low-risk portfolio can also generate impressive returns if some specific parameters are considered.
Meaning of Beta
Beta measures the volatility or risks to a security relative to the market (we are considering the S&P 500 here). That is, beta measures the extent to which the price of a stock moves with respect to the market.
If the beta is equal to 1 it means that the stock is as volatile as the market. So, a stock is relatively more volatile if it has beta greater than 1 and less volatile if beta is less than 1.
For example, if the beta is 1.8 then the stock will witness 80% more movement than the market. Hence, we can say that if the market goes up, the stock will outperform by 80%. Conversely, if the market plunges, the stock will lose much more value than the market.
For the rest of this Screen of the Week article please visit Zacks.com at: Zacks Investment Research
Get The News You Want
Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.