KAR Auction Correlations

KAR Stock  USD 20.20  0.26  1.30%   
The current 90-days correlation between KAR Auction Services and La Z Boy Incorporated is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of KAR Auction 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.

KAR Auction Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between KAR Auction Services and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding KAR Auction Services and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in KAR Auction Services. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in nation.

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Moving against KAR Stock

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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 KAR Stock performing well and KAR Auction 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 KAR Auction'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.