【do marshmallows expire if unopened】What Kind Of Share Price Volatility Should You Expect For Geospace Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:GEOS)?

Anyone researching Geospace Technologies Corporation (

NASDAQ:GEOS

) might want to consider the historical volatility of the share price. Modern finance theory considers volatility to be a measure of risk,do marshmallows expire if unopened and there are two main types of price volatility. The first type is company specific volatility. Investors use diversification across uncorrelated stocks to reduce this kind of price volatility across the portfolio. The second sort is caused by the natural volatility of markets, overall. For example, certain macroeconomic events will impact (virtually) all stocks on the market.

Some stocks see their prices move in concert with the market. Others tend towards stronger, gentler or unrelated price movements. Beta can be a useful tool to understand how much a stock is influenced by market risk (volatility). However, Warren Buffett said 'volatility is far from synonymous with risk' in his 2014 letter to investors. So, while useful, beta is not the only metric to consider. To use beta as an investor, you must first understand that the overall market has a beta of one. A stock with a beta below one is either less volatile than the market, or more volatile but not corellated with the overall market. In comparison a stock with a beta of over one tends to be move in a similar direction to the market in the long term, but with greater changes in price.

View our latest analysis for Geospace Technologies

What GEOS's beta value tells investors

Looking at the last five years, Geospace Technologies has a beta of 1.92. The fact that this is well above 1 indicates that its share price movements have shown sensitivity to overall market volatility. If this beta value holds true in the future, Geospace Technologies shares are likely to rise more than the market when the market is going up, but fall faster when the market is going down. Beta is worth considering, but it's also important to consider whether Geospace Technologies is growing earnings and revenue. You can take a look for yourself, below.

NasdaqGS:GEOS Income Statement, January 1st 2020

How does GEOS's size impact its beta?

Geospace Technologies is a noticeably small company, with a market capitalisation of US$229m. Most companies this size are not always actively traded. Relatively few investors can influence the price of a smaller company, compared to a large company. This could explain the high beta value, in this case.

What this means for you:

Since Geospace Technologies tends to moves up when the market is going up, and down when it's going down, potential investors may wish to reflect on the overall market, when considering the stock. In order to fully understand whether GEOS is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as Geospace Technologies’s financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you dive deeper by considering the following:

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Past Track Record

: Has GEOS been consistently performing well irrespective of the ups and downs in the market? Go into more detail in the past performance analysis and take a look at

the free visual representations of GEOS's historicals

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