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Knight Therapeutics Beta

What is the Beta of Knight Therapeutics?

The Beta of Knight Therapeutics, Inc. is 0.53

What is the definition of Beta?



BETA indicates whether a stock is more or less volatile than the market as a whole. A beta less than 1 indicates that the stock is less volatile than the market, while a beta more than 1 indicates that the stock is more volatile. Volatility is measured as the fluctuation of the price around the mean.

Beta is a measure of the risk arising from exposure to general market movements as opposed to idiosyncratic factors. The market portfolio of all investable assets has a beta of exactly 1. A beta below 1 can indicate either an investment with lower volatility than the market, or a volatile investment whose price movements are not highly correlated with the market. A beta greater than one generally means that the asset both is volatile and tends to move up and down with the market. Beta is important because it measures the risk of an investment that cannot be reduced by diversification. It does not measure the risk of an investment held on a stand-alone basis, but the amount of risk the investment adds to an already-diversified portfolio. In the capital asset pricing model, beta risk is the only kind of risk for which investors should receive an expected return higher than the risk-free rate of interest.

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What does Knight Therapeutics do?

Knight Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops, acquires, in-licenses, out-licenses, markets, and distributes pharmaceutical and consumer health products, and medical devices in Canada and internationally. It offers Bijuva for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause in women with intact uterus; IMVEXXY to treat postmenopausal moderate to severe dyspareunia; IBSRELA for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adults; TRELSTAR to treat advanced prostate cancer and for pain associated with endometriosis; ILUVIEN for the treatment of vision loss due to diabetic macular oedema; and NERLYNX to treat early-stage breast cancer. The company also provides Burinex, for the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, and renal disease, including the nephrotic syndrome; PROBUPHINE, to treat opioid addiction; and MOVANTIK for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation. In addition, it offers Vidaza to treat myelodysplastic syndrome; Abraxane for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma; Halaven to treat advanced or metastatic breast cancer; Lenvima for differentiated thyroid cancer, advanced renal cell cancer, and unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma; Ladevina to treat multiple myeloma; Zyvalix for metastatic prostate cancer; Karfib to treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma; Leprid for advanced prostate cancer; AmBisome and Cresemba to treat fungal infection; and Impavido for leishmaniasis. Further, the company provides Ursofalk to treat biliary cirrhosis; Salofalk for ulcerative colitis; Fibridoner to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Toliscrin for severe acute or resistant chronic infections; and Tobradosa Haler for chronic lung infections. Additionally, it finances other life science companies; and invests in life sciences venture capital funds. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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