Torchmark Corporation (TMK)

45.56 -1.10  -2.36%  Jun 01, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Torchmark Corporation Beta: 1.618

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TMK Beta Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 0.6467 Sep 2008
Maximum 1.837 Jun 2009
Average 1.403

About Beta 60 Month

YCharts calculates the 60 month market beta by regressing stock returns less the risk free rate of returns on the market returns less the risk free rate of return (Market returns come from the S&P 500 Total Returns Index (SPXTR), and the risk free rate is the 4 Week Average T-Bill (Monthly). There must be a minimum of 36 months of stock returns for a company to have its beta calculated.

Beta is a measure of the risk of a stock when it is included in a well-diversified portfolio.

In financial theory, the Capital Asset Pricing Model breaks down expected stock returns into two components. The first is the return that would be expected based on covariance with the movements of the market (for most stocks, when the market as a whole goes up, the price of the stock will also go up). The second part is the increase in the price of a stock that is not explained by the market. The first part - covariance with the market - is what Beta captures.

When Beta is positive, the stock price tends to move in the same direction as the market, and the magnitude of Beta tells by how much. If a stock's Beta is greater than 1, that means that when the market index goes up 1%, we expect the stock will go up by more than 1%. On the contrary, if the market goes down by 1%, we expect the stock to go down by more than 1%. Negative Betas, while rare, signify a negative correlation. When the market goes up, we would expect the stock price to go down.

For readers with a background in regression analysis, Beta is the slope of the linear regression shown in the formula below, where Returns are the return on an individual stock or portfolio, Rf is the risk free rate, RMarket is the return on a market portfolio, and e is an error term.
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TMK News

$TMK filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3kbw
about 23 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $1.4M of stock sold by Lamar Smith on April 30, 2012 http://stks.co/3d4G
about 31 days ago by MarketBrief
Sterne Agee Upgrades Torchmark (TMK) to Neutral
Apr 26, 7:57AM Street Insider
$TMK http://stks.co/3WHx Daily chart somehow similar to http://stks.co/3WHy yesterday lows were heavly bought. #trading
about 37 days ago by locatellichartsyahoocom
that $TMK short looking and feeling awesome. hope some of you caught it
about 38 days ago by jmaula
$TMK a lot of room under 48
about 38 days ago by jmaula
Love the orderly pullback to the 20 day, long $TMK http://chart.ly/xwr8dmg
about 70 days ago by upsidetrader
$TMK filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/30Sv
about 72 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/2ygj
about 73 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/2x4W
about 74 days ago by MarketBrief
Profit taking on $PBCT and $TMK today. Trying to get back to majority cash position but that $CY price looks awfully tempting.
about 78 days ago by findbargains
$TMK New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 80 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$TMK still long @ $47.67 http://stks.co/2qGL
about 80 days ago by TraderFoxxx
Simplicity - Buffett's investment watchword
Mar 09, 2:54PM Financial Times
TORCHMARK CORP Financials
Mar 03, 1:04PM
Torchmark Corporation Declares Dividend
Feb 29, 4:00PM PR Newswire
Torchmark Raises Dividend Yet Again (fifth increase in two years): http://stks.co/2Xic $TMK
about 99 days ago by DynamicDividend
$TMK Insider Sale: $1.2M of stock sold by Anthony Mcworter on February 17, 2012 http://stks.co/2Vpa
about 101 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $1.2M of stock sold by Anthony Mcworter on February 17, 2012 http://stks.co/2UZ9
about 102 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $1.2M of stock sold by Anthony Mcworter on February 15, 2012 http://stks.co/2TAQ
about 105 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $2.3M of stock sold by Glenn Williams on February 9, 2012 http://stks.co/2QyD
about 107 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $15.8M of stock sold by Mark Mcandrew (Director Chief Executive Officer) on February 9, 2012 http://stks.co/2QyC
about 107 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $1.2M of stock sold by Anthony Mcworter on February 9, 2012 http://stks.co/2Qy9
about 107 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $2.4M of stock sold by Anthony Mcworter between February 10, 2012 - February 13, 2012 http://stks.co/2QrQ
about 107 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $1.2M of stock sold by Anthony Mcworter on February 9, 2012 http://stks.co/2NrT
about 109 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $15.8M of stock sold by Mark Mcandrew (Director Chief Executive Officer) on February 9, 2012 http://stks.co/2Nq4
about 109 days ago by MarketBrief
$TMK Insider Sale: $2.3M of stock sold by Glenn Williams on February 9, 2012 http://stks.co/2NpZ
about 109 days ago by MarketBrief

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
TMK 45.56 -1.10 -2.36% 4.652B
TMH 22.23 -0.51 -2.24% 1.492B
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