ICON PLC Correlations

ICLR Stock  USD 186.32  1.65  0.88%   
The current 90-days correlation between ICON PLC and EXACT Sciences is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of ICON PLC 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.

ICON PLC Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between ICON PLC and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding ICON PLC and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in ICON PLC. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.
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Moving together with ICON Stock

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  0.8WAL Western Alliance BanPairCorr
  0.7ONDS Ondas HoldingsPairCorr
  0.81CET Central SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.65TENX Tenax Therapeutics Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.61ACLS Axcelis TechnologiesPairCorr
  0.61FOX Fox Corp Class Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.69VASO Vaso CorpPairCorr
  0.71LINC Lincoln EducationalPairCorr

Moving against ICON Stock

  0.62PBCRY Bank Central AsiaPairCorr
  0.56PTAIF PT Astra InternationalPairCorr
  0.55BKRKY Bank RakyatPairCorr

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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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between ICON Stock performing well and ICON 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 ICON 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
EXAS  1.54  0.77  0.74 (1.70) 0.00 
 3.77 
 24.01 
GH  2.34  0.75  0.32  2.19  1.60 
 5.53 
 33.86 
MEDP  1.22 (0.04)(0.04) 0.01  1.61 
 3.02 
 10.01 
QGEN  1.46  0.26  0.12 (0.70) 1.22 
 2.86 
 19.10 
UHS  1.25 (0.09) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 2.49 
 8.92 
RVTY  1.69  0.12  0.09  0.16  1.58 
 4.52 
 8.40 
COO  1.14  0.05  0.04  0.12  1.18 
 2.84 
 10.26 
EHC  1.00 (0.45) 0.00 (0.78) 0.00 
 1.39 
 7.86 
NBIX  1.50 (0.08) 0.00 (0.33) 0.00 
 3.43 
 12.11 
SOLV  1.28  0.04  0.02  0.11  1.63 
 2.91 
 14.51 

ICON PLC Corporate Management

Barry BalfeChief OfficerProfile
Nigel ACAChief OfficerProfile
Dr MBACEO DirectorProfile
Jonathan CurtainSenior FinanceProfile
Niamh MurphyDirector CommunicationsProfile