Dollar General Correlations

DG Stock  USD 146.18  3.07  2.06%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dollar General and Dollar Tree is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Dollar General 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.

Dollar General Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between Dollar General and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dollar General and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving together with Dollar Stock

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  0.7GNTX GentexPairCorr
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  0.96FIBK First Interstate BanPairCorr
  0.93BNKHF BOC Hong KongPairCorr

Moving against Dollar Stock

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  0.34HKU H2O RetailingPairCorr
  0.33HFFG Hf Foods GroupPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dollar Stock performing well and Dollar General 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 Dollar General'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.