The York Water Company (YORW)

16.95 -0.07  -0.41%  Jun 01, 8:00PM Go Pro
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The York Water Company Beta: 0.4525

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YORW Beta Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 0.4525 Apr 2012
Maximum 1.212 Nov 2007
Average 0.6638

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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YORW News

$YORW filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3ih1
about 26 days ago by MarketBrief
York Water declared its 566th consecutive dividend this morning... hasn't missed a payout since 1816! $YORW
about 33 days ago by DynamicDividend
$YORW filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/306T
about 73 days ago by MarketBrief
$YORW filed latest Annual Report http://stks.co/2pQS
about 82 days ago by MarketBrief
York Water Beats on the Top Line
Mar 13, 11:47AM Fool
$YORW filed latest Annual Report http://stks.co/2ndK
about 83 days ago by MarketBrief
TEXT-S&P = 10
Feb 21, 10:30AM
$YORW http://stks.co/2EGm award for best water play right now
about 121 days ago by traderdigs
$YORW http://stks.co/21tG weekly
about 133 days ago by traderdigs
$YORW http://stks.co/1ktO weekly
about 151 days ago by traderdigs
$YORW http://stks.co/1ktC watch over $18
about 151 days ago by traderdigs
York Water Raises Dividend for 15th Consecutive Year: http://stks.co/1FCo $YORW
about 193 days ago by DynamicDividend
York Water increases dividend 2% to 13.36C
Nov 22, 4:44PM FlyOnTheWall
@wallstreetbean You can get $YORW shares at a 5% discount through their DRIP program.
about 194 days ago by BullTard
York Water has paid its dividend without interruption since 1816 -- at 195 years, it's the longest streak in America. $YORW
about 194 days ago by DynamicDividend
One year ago today, York Water raised its dividend for the 14th straight year. Expect them to run the streak to 15 years this week. $YORW
about 194 days ago by DynamicDividend
YORK WATER CO Financials
Nov 11, 1:04PM
$YORW filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/10h6
about 208 days ago by MarketBrief
$YORW http://chart.ly/xna5vx6 all time high
about 281 days ago by traderdigs
YORK WATER CO Financials
Aug 13, 1:07PM
RANDOM STOCK - Lightly mentioned names for L: trades: $FSYS, $IGTE, $NWN, $YORW, $GY, $NARA, $CCBG. Top Pick Hat Trick: $CPY, $QDEL, $CAK.
about 319 days ago by Legacy_Trades
$YORW recommended by trader on CNBC -- Fast mover....
about 1056 days ago by bledwards
$YORW: breakout but not enough upward potenzial, rather boring business, boring long term chart. No buy.
about 1073 days ago by armin_brack

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