Pacific Gas And Preferred Stock Alpha and Beta Analysis

PCG-PI Preferred Stock  USD 17.25  0.00  0.00%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Pacific Gas and. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Pacific Gas over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Pacific Gas' alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Pacific Gas' market risk premium analysis include:
Beta
0.48
Alpha
0.001966
Risk
2.24
Sharpe Ratio
(0.08)
Expected Return
(0.17)
Please note that although Pacific Gas alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., Dow Jones Industrial index.) So in this particular case, Pacific Gas did better than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of Pacific Gas and preferred stock's relative risk over its benchmark. Pacific Gas has a beta of 0.48  . As returns on the market increase, Pacific Gas' returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding Pacific Gas is expected to be smaller as well. .
Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
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Pacific Gas Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Pacific Gas market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Pacific Gas long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Pacific Gas. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Pacific Gas' performance over market.
α0   β0.48

Pacific Gas Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Pacific Gas' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Pacific Gas' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Pacific Gas and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Pacific Gas or determine the preferred stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Pacific Gas' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Pacific Gas by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Pacific Gas to competition
FundamentalsPacific GasPeer Average
Price To Earning2.99 X28.72 X
Revenue20.64 B9.43 B
EBITDA(284 M)3.9 B
Net Income138 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents122 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share0.46 X5.01 X
Total Debt38.23 B5.32 B

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Pacific Gas Return and Market Media

The Preferred Stock did not receive any noticable media coverage during the period.
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About Pacific Gas Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Pacific or other preferred stocks. Alpha measures the amount that position in Pacific Gas has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Pacific Gas in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Pacific Gas' short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Pacific Gas options trading.

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Other Information on Investing in Pacific Preferred Stock

Pacific Gas financial ratios help investors to determine whether Pacific Preferred Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Pacific with respect to the benefits of owning Pacific Gas security.