{"id":10615,"date":"2022-10-20T17:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/?p=10615"},"modified":"2022-10-20T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:31:01","slug":"diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversifying Portfolio With Beta: Significance of High Beta Stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may have seen investors glorifying \u2018high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/beta-in-stock-market\/\">beta<\/a> stocks\u2019. These are known to be volatile and riskier compared to the overall market. In terms of risk, these have the potential to give relatively higher returns in line with the risk. Since beta is a measure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/volatility\/\">volatility<\/a> and an indicator of stock performance, it can be used to diversify your investment portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we discuss how to use beta in portfolio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/mitigating-portfolio-risk-through-diversification\/\">diversification<\/a> and optimise your returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before understanding how to use beta for portfolio diversification, let\u2019s look at how it is connected to risk and what problem it solves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Types-of-risks\" title=\"Types of risks\">Types of risks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#What-is-beta-and-how-does-it-work\" title=\"What is beta, and how does it work?\">What is beta, and how does it work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#How-to-interpret-beta\" title=\"How to interpret beta?\">How to interpret beta?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Did-you-know-that-beta-can-also-be-negative\" title=\"Did you know that beta can also be negative?\">Did you know that beta can also be negative?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Beta-indicates-volatility-not-direction-of-price-movement\" title=\"Beta indicates volatility, not direction of price movement\">Beta indicates volatility, not direction of price movement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Importance-of-beta-in-portfolio-management\" title=\"Importance of beta in portfolio management\">Importance of beta in portfolio management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#How-to-use-beta-for-portfolio-diversification\" title=\"How to use beta for portfolio diversification?\">How to use beta for portfolio diversification?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Building-an-investment-portfolio-using-beta\" title=\"Building an investment portfolio using beta\">Building an investment portfolio using beta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#How-to-find-high-beta-stocks\" title=\"How to find high beta stocks?\">How to find high beta stocks?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Launch-Tickertapes-Stock-Screener\" title=\"Launch Tickertape\u2019s Stock Screener\">Launch Tickertape\u2019s Stock Screener<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Add-your-desired-parameters\" title=\"Add your desired parameters\">Add your desired parameters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Add-beta-filter\" title=\"Add beta filter\">Add beta filter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#Get-the-list-of-high-beta-stocks\" title=\"Get the list of high beta stocks\">Get the list of high beta stocks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#List-of-high-beta-stocks\" title=\"List of high beta stocks\">List of high beta stocks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#What-are-the-shortcomings-of-beta\" title=\"What are the shortcomings of beta?\">What are the shortcomings of beta?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#FAQs\" title=\"FAQs\">FAQs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#What-is-beta-in-the-stock-market\" title=\"What is beta in the stock market?\">What is beta in the stock market?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#What-are-high-beta-stocks\" title=\"What are high beta stocks?\">What are high beta stocks?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/diversifying-portfolio-with-beta-significance-of-high-beta-stocks\/#How-to-find-high-beta-stocks-on-NSE\" title=\"How to find high beta stocks on NSE?\">How to find high beta stocks on NSE?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types-of-risks\"><\/span><strong>Types of risks<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Unsystematic risk<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsystematic risk is unique to a stock or an industry and can be diversified. For instance, tech stocks in your portfolio would be impacted if the IT sector is undergoing a crisis. You can diversify this risk by reducing or exiting your IT stock holdings and investing in other better-performing sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Systematic risk<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This risk is caused by macro factors and affects almost all stocks. For instance, if a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/3-investment-ideas-in-recession\/\">recession<\/a> hits, it impacts the overall economy, and virtually no stocks are spared. Therefore, systematic risk cannot be diversified. Systematic risk is measured by beta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike unsystematic risk, the systematic risk can\u2019t be diversified. Meaning, investors can\u2019t do much to minimise it. So, they expect compensation for the resultant losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-beta-and-how-does-it-work\"><\/span><strong>What is beta, and how does it work?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beta is the measure of the volatility of a stock compared to the overall market. It measures the systematic risk of an investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-interpret-beta\"><\/span><strong>How to interpret beta?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The benchmark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-market-index\/\">index<\/a> is assigned a beta of 1. So if the beta of a particular stock is high, it is said to be more volatile, meaning its price moves too frequently. That is why it is said to be riskier. In contrast, if the beta of a stock is lower than 1, it is more stable and less risky. Let\u2019s look at this in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/9LIhDjYNTtb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nifty 50<\/a> is the benchmark index with a beta of 1, here&#8217;s how you can interpret a stock beta:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Beta of less than 1:<\/strong> the stock is less volatile and less reactive to index movement. For example, if Nifty moves down by 2%, the stock price falls at a higher rate.<\/li><li><strong>Beta equal to 1:<\/strong> this means the stock is as volatile as Nifty50. If the index increases, the stock is also likely to go up at a similar pace, and vice versa.<\/li><li><strong>Beta of more than 1:<\/strong> in this case, the stock is more volatile compared to the index. The pace of price movement is greater than that of the index. For example, if Nifty moves up by 2%, the stock price increases at a higher rate.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did-you-know-that-beta-can-also-be-negative\"><\/span><strong>Did you know that beta can also be negative?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>the stock is inversely correlated to the market and tends to move in the opposite direction. The higher the negative beta, the higher the volatility in the stock price movement. For example, if Nifty moves up by 2%, the stock price falls by 1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beta-indicates-volatility-not-direction-of-price-movement\"><\/span><strong>Beta indicates volatility, not direction of price movement<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to measuring systematic risk, beta also indicates the performance of the stock. But let&#8217;s not mistake performance for returns. What it means is that more volatile stocks are relatively riskier. And going by the risk-reward relationship, this stock can potentially give higher returns. But high risk never guarantees high returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, beta can indicate the volatility and riskiness of a stock but not the direction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/foray-into-companies-experiencing-price-momentum-backed-by-quality-growth\/\">price momentum<\/a> or the relative strength of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, a high beta stock is when a high beta stock rallies at a pace greater than the market, one reason could be that the company is overvalued. Eventually, the rally will slow down and the stock may correct, resulting in losses for investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another example is a high beta stock that is tumbling. One of the possibilities can be that the stock is losing its value due to a current event that can adversely impact the company in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Importance-of-beta-in-portfolio-management\"><\/span><strong>Importance of beta in portfolio management<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Portfolio beta is the weighted beta of all the stocks in a portfolio. Different stocks in a portfolio can have different betas. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/portfolio-manager\/\">portfolio manager<\/a> adds or removes several stocks based on their beta values to achieve the target portfolio beta. You are the manager of your investment portfolio. So when building your portfolio, you can follow a similar strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, come up with a target beta for your investment portfolio based on your risk tolerance. And then add or remove stocks of varied beta values to match the target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-use-beta-for-portfolio-diversification\"><\/span><strong>How to use beta for portfolio diversification?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most investors mistake diversification for an exercise about spreading their funds or investments across asset classes. What they don&#8217;t realise is diversification also means investing across assets within those classes. And this is where beta comes into the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at an example. Suppose you spread your investments across two to three large-cap stocks of varied beta values. You can rest assured that you have diversified your portfolio well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In beta, the index is assumed to be an independent variable, and the stock price is a dependent variable. Therefore, the stock price moves in accordance with the index, not the other way around. Stock beta is also a multiplicative factor. A beta of 1.3 means a stock is 30% more volatile than the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building-an-investment-portfolio-using-beta\"><\/span><strong>Building an investment portfolio using beta<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A smart beta strategy can help minimise the risk impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/high-beta-stocks\/\">high beta stocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A stock with a beta greater than 1 is considered aggressive, and a stock with a beta less than 1 is a defensive stock. So when you are looking to build your stock portfolio, you can classify assets based on aggressive and defensive nature. And then add or remove stocks based on the beta of the portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for growth, consider stocks having a beta of more than 1. That way, you can enjoy a greater chance of earning a higher return because you are taking a higher risk of the stock tumbling if the market goes down. To hedge this volatility, you can add stocks having a beta closer to or equal to 1, as they are relatively stable.<br><br>If you are a conservative investor with an even lower risk appetite, you can also add stock having a beta value lower than 1. Low beta stocks are less-volatile and can help stabilise a portfolio of stocks by compensating for some losses of high beta stocks when they give lesser-than-expected returns. Of course, all this while being mindful of your risk tolerance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-find-high-beta-stocks\"><\/span><strong>How to find high beta stocks?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-howto\" class=\"rank-math-block\" >\n<div class=\"rank-math-howto-description\">\n\n<p>Finding high beta stocks using Tickertape is easy. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"rank-math-steps \">\n<div id=\"howto-step-1665658890865\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Launch-Tickertapes-Stock-Screener\"><\/span><strong>Launch Tickertape\u2019s Stock Screener<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2580\" height=\"1342\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201%201%27%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"Tickertape Stock Screener\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.37.02-PM.png 2580w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.37.02-PM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.37.02-PM-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.37.02-PM-1536x799.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.37.02-PM-2048x1065.png 2048w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.37.02-PM.png?wsr\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2580px) 100vw, 2580px\" data-wp-pid=\"10617\" \/><p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/rfllbtGlDtb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stock Screener<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1665658946584\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add-your-desired-parameters\"><\/span><strong>Add your desired parameters<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"1140\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201%201%27%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"Key metrics\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.40.34-PM.png 626w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.40.34-PM-165x300.png 165w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.40.34-PM-562x1024.png 562w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.40.34-PM.png?wsr\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" data-wp-pid=\"10618\" \/><p>First, select your desired stock universe, which can be Nifty 50, Nifty 100, or others. Doing this will give you stock results only of that particular universe. For instance, if you select Nifty 50, you will get all the constituent stocks of the index along with their values.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this, you also add other metrics as per your preference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1665659052788\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add-beta-filter\"><\/span><strong>Add beta<\/strong> filter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1816\" height=\"1126\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201%201%27%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"Beta\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.41.53-PM.png 1816w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.41.53-PM-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.41.53-PM-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.41.53-PM-1536x952.png 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-13-at-4.41.53-PM.png?wsr\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1816px) 100vw, 1816px\" data-wp-pid=\"10619\" \/><p>Click on \u201cAdd Filter\u201d to open the filter panel. Here, search for \u2018Beta\u2019 and check the box. Click on \u2018Done\u2019. Beta is now applied to your results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1665659065042\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get-the-list-of-high-beta-stocks\"><\/span>Get the list of high beta stocks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><p>The screener shows stocks based on the metrics you chose, along with the beta values. Sort the beta column from high to low to get the high beta stocks. Sort it from low to high to get a list of low beta stocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List-of-high-beta-stocks\"><\/span><strong>List of high beta stocks<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Market Cap (Rs. in cr.)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Close Price (Rs.)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Beta<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/L2WsT1oH5tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Indusind Bank Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>92,178.01<\/td><td>1,189.05<\/td><td>2.32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/ahbpzVJI5tb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adani Total Gas Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>3,52,252.67<\/td><td>3,202.85<\/td><td>2.22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/QBm7A0RI5tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bandhan Bank Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>43,065.22<\/td><td>267.35<\/td><td>2.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/NCkmYNYI5tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Adani Transmission Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>3,55,613.48<\/td><td>3,187.95<\/td><td>2.03<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/9jE04uCK5tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bajaj Finserv Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>2,69,902.33<\/td><td>1,694.65<\/td><td>1.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/xxxe4pKK5tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bajaj Finance Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>4,36,215.78<\/td><td>7,226.2<\/td><td>1.90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/Ixcddi3jhub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>49,840.57<\/td><td>73.55<\/td><td>1.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/dZkKhsVK5tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tata Motors Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>1,41,496.05<\/td><td>396.55<\/td><td>1.72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/Xy36lC1K5tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hindalco Industries Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>89,670.72<\/td><td>400.2<\/td><td>1.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/sV4q947K5tb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Adani Enterprises Ltd<\/a><\/td><td>3,67,496.46<\/td><td>3,223.65<\/td><td>1.66<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above data is dated 13th October 2022 based on the following parameters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Stock universe is <a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/6kusXTfL5tb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nifty 100<\/a><\/li><li>Beta is sorted from high to low<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-are-the-shortcomings-of-beta\"><\/span><strong>What are the shortcomings of beta?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Analysis may go wrong in case you are unaware of the benchmark and the timeline that is used in measuring the beta.<\/li><li>Beta doesn&#8217;t consider recent news and events that can impact a stock.<\/li><li>Beta is calculated based on historical price movements of the stock so it may not predict the future accurately.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Although beta doesn&#8217;t indicate the direction of the price movement, it gives a general sense of how a stock can perform versus the overall market. If you have a low risk tolerance, you can consider stocks with a beta of 1 or lower, and if you have a high risk tolerance, you can go for stocks with a beta above 1. Know that the returns generated are mostly in line with the risk.<br><br>You can diversify your investment portfolio by investing in a combination of both beta variant stocks. However, like any other metric, beta also has limitations. So it is wise to base your decisions not just on beta but also consider other metrics when assessing a stock to add to your portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span><strong>FAQs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1665659827866\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-beta-in-the-stock-market\"><\/span><strong>What is beta in the stock market?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Beta is a statistical measure of a stock\u2019s volatility in comparison to the overall market or an index. It also indicates the riskiness of the stock based on how volatile it is.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1665659834771\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-are-high-beta-stocks\"><\/span><strong>What are high beta stocks?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Stocks with a beta value of more than 1 are known as high beta stocks. These are considered highly volatile and relatively riskier.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1665659845974\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-find-high-beta-stocks-on-NSE\"><\/span><strong>How to find high beta stocks on NSE?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>-Launch <a href=\"https:\/\/ttape.in\/rfllbtGlDtb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tickertape\u2019s Stock Screener<\/a><br \/>-Select the stock universe if you wish. Doing this will give you results only of that particular universe. For instance, if you select Nifty50, you will get all the constituent stocks of the index along with their values<br \/>-Select the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/market-capitalization\/\">market capitalisation<\/a> if you have any preference<br \/>-Add \u2018Beta\u2019 from the filter panel<br \/>-Sort the beta column from high to low<br \/>-Your list of high beta stocks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/national-stock-exchange\/\">NSE<\/a> is ready<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since beta is a measure of volatility and an indicator of stock performance, it can be used to diversify your investment portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":10765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[1721,1747],"tags":[],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Aradhana Gotur","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/13-Oct-22-Diversifying-portfolio-with-high-beta-stocks-11-11.png?wsr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10615"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10770,"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10615\/revisions\/10770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}