McDonalds Correlations

MCD Stock  USD 290.28  1.81  0.63%   
The current 90-days correlation between McDonalds and Starbucks is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of McDonalds 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.

McDonalds Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between McDonalds and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding McDonalds 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   
DPZBROS
SHAKDPZ
YUMCSHAK
SBUXBROS
SHAKBROS
SBUXCMG
  
High negative correlations   
SHAKWING
WINGBROS
YUMCWING
WINGDPZ
WINGSBUX
PZZAWING

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between McDonalds Stock performing well and McDonalds 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 McDonalds' 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
CMG  1.30  0.11  0.05  0.24  2.06 
 2.74 
 10.78 
BROS  2.15  0.69  0.35  0.84  1.35 
 5.38 
 30.86 
DPZ  1.17  0.01  0.01  0.13  1.19 
 2.92 
 7.92 
YUM  0.77 (0.06) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.48 
 6.05 
SBUX  1.06  0.11  0.04  0.35  0.96 
 2.44 
 7.49 
WING  2.05 (0.32) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 3.90 
 26.70 
SHAK  1.69  0.09  0.06  0.21  1.55 
 3.49 
 11.94 
PZZA  2.07  0.07  0.03  0.19  2.39 
 4.22 
 10.62 
DRI  1.09 (0.01) 0.02  0.11  0.97 
 1.90 
 11.46 
YUMC  1.88  0.46  0.21  0.78  1.61 
 7.17 
 20.82