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Shares of KKR Financial Holdings Rank the Highest in terms of Beta in the Specialized Finance Industry (KFN, MRLN, NEWS, PRS, NYX)

Written on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 6:58am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Specialized Finance industry as measured by beta. Higher-beta stocks mean greater volatility and are therefore generally considered to be riskier but also may provide the potential for higher returns.
KKR Financial Holdings (NYSE:KFN) ranks first with a beta of 2.1; Marlin Business Services (NASDAQ:MRLN) ranks second with a beta of 2; and NewStar Financial (NASDAQ:NEWS) ranks third with a beta of 1.9.
Primus Guaranty (NYSE:PRS) follows with a beta of 1.7 and NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) rounds out the top five with a beta of 1.5.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of PRS and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on January 08, 2010 at $3.40. The stock has risen 21.4% since the alert was issued.

Keywords: kkr financial holdings highest beta

Ticker(s): KFN MRLN NEWS PRS NYX

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