Quaker Chemical Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Quaker Chemical and Minerals Technologies is 0.72 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Quaker Chemical 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.

Quaker Chemical Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Quaker Chemical and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Quaker Chemical and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Quaker Stock

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  0.8SCL Stepan CompanyPairCorr

Moving against Quaker Stock

  0.35FF FutureFuel CorpPairCorr
  0.41IFF International FlavorsPairCorr
  0.47GEVO Gevo Inc Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.35HDSN Hudson TechnologiesPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Quaker Stock performing well and Quaker Chemical 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 Quaker Chemical'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.