What You Must Know About RumbleON, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RMBL) Beta Value

If you're interested in RumbleON, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBL), then you might want to consider its beta (a measure of share price volatility) in order to understand how the stock could impact your portfolio. Modern finance theory considers volatility to be a measure of risk, and there are two main types of price volatility. First, we have company specific volatility, which is the price gyrations of an individual stock. Holding at least 8 stocks can reduce this kind of risk across a portfolio. The other type, which cannot be diversified away, is the volatility of the entire market. Every stock in the market is exposed to this volatility, which is linked to the fact that stocks prices are correlated in an efficient market.

Some stocks are more sensitive to general market forces than others. Beta is a widely used metric to measure a stock's exposure to market risk (volatility). Before we go on, it's worth noting that Warren Buffett pointed out in his 2014 letter to shareholders that 'volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' Having said that, beta can still be rather useful. The first thing to understand about beta is that the beta of the overall market is one. A stock with a beta greater than one is more sensitive to broader market movements than a stock with a beta of less than one.

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What RMBL's beta value tells investors

Looking at the last five years, RumbleON has a beta of 1.66. The fact that this is well above 1 indicates that its share price movements have shown sensitivity to overall market volatility. Based on this history, investors should be aware that RumbleON are likely to rise strongly in times of greed, but sell off in times of fear. Many would argue that beta is useful in position sizing, but fundamental metrics such as revenue and earnings are more important overall. You can see RumbleON's revenue and earnings in the image below.

Could RMBL's size cause it to be more volatile?

With a market capitalisation of US$19m, RumbleON is a very small company by global standards. It is quite likely to be unknown to most investors. It takes less money to influence the share price of a very small company. This may explain the excess volatility implied by this beta value.

What this means for you:

Since RumbleON 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 RMBL is a good investment for you, we also need to consider important company-specific fundamentals such as RumbleON’s financial health and performance track record. I highly recommend you dive deeper by considering the following:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for RMBL’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for RMBL’s outlook.
2. Past Track Record: Has RMBL 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 RMBL's historicals for more clarity.
3. Other Interesting Stocks: It's worth checking to see how RMBL measures up against other companies on valuation. You could start with this free list of prospective options.

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