AstraZeneca PLC Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between AstraZeneca PLC and Novartis AG ADR is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as AstraZeneca PLC moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if AstraZeneca PLC moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

AstraZeneca PLC Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between AstraZeneca PLC and DJI is 0.19 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding AstraZeneca PLC and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between AstraZeneca Stock performing well and AstraZeneca PLC Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze AstraZeneca PLC's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
NVS  0.93  0.28  0.24  0.46  0.74 
 2.59 
 6.07 
GSK  1.04  0.21  0.16  0.41  0.96 
 2.34 
 6.43 
RHHBY  1.32  0.50  0.37  2.35  0.77 
 3.60 
 13.68 
BMY  1.31  0.41  0.29  0.75  0.96 
 3.59 
 11.16 
SNY  1.02 (0.12) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 1.87 
 5.92 
MRK  1.30  0.43  0.30  0.61  1.09 
 3.59 
 8.09 
GILD  1.31  0.29  0.17  1.56  1.26 
 3.01 
 6.70 
JNJ  0.79  0.34  0.37  2.22  0.34 
 2.29 
 5.56 
ABBV  1.18  0.01 (0.01) 0.16  1.76 
 2.95 
 8.22 
LLY  1.51  0.31  0.16  0.86  1.54 
 3.81 
 8.33