Discover Financial Correlations

DFS Stock  USD 202.48  1.45  0.72%   
The current 90-days correlation between Discover Financial and Ally Financial is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Discover Financial is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Discover Financial Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Discover Financial Services and DJI is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Discover Financial Services 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 Discover Stock performing well and Discover Financial 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 Discover Financial'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
ALLY  1.45  0.15  0.09  0.25  1.53 
 3.85 
 12.94 
SYF-PA  1.01 (0.11) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 2.17 
 5.87 
WU  0.84 (0.10) 0.00 (0.28) 0.00 
 1.43 
 7.57 
BFH  1.98  0.36  0.14  2.18  1.93 
 3.78 
 25.75 
AXP  1.15  0.20  0.11  0.42  1.19 
 2.13 
 11.46 
MA  0.83  0.14  0.06  0.70  0.87 
 2.62 
 5.20 
V  0.75  0.27  0.22  1.57  0.52 
 2.13 
 7.49 
PYPL  1.47  0.10  0.03  0.24  1.87 
 3.25 
 10.88 
COF  1.59  0.40  0.24  0.63  1.15 
 3.23 
 18.73 
SYF  1.58  0.33  0.14  0.67  1.53 
 3.10 
 24.17