How Safe Are Low-Beta Stocks? By: Benzinga via Benzinga October 28, 2014 at 10:06 AM EDT Beta is one of the most commonly-used measures of a stock’s volatility. Often, beta will be calculated and considered as a way ... Read More >> Related Stocks: Bank of America Cisco Systems Citigroup General Electric General Motors JPMorgan Chase & Co MetLife Microsoft Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.