| MRK Stock | | | ARS 22,525 350.00 1.58% |
The current 90-days correlation between Merck Company and Harmony Gold Mining is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Merck 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.
Merck Correlation With Market
Average diversification
The correlation between Merck Company and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Merck Company and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Merck could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Merck when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Merck - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Merck Company to buy it.
Moving together with Merck Stock
Moving against Merck Stock
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 | TECO2 | | TRAN | | TECO2 | | AGRO | | TRAN | | AGRO |
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Risk-Adjusted IndicatorsThere is a big difference between Merck Stock performing well and Merck 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 Merck'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.
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Merck Corporate Management
Elected by the shareholders, the Merck's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Merck inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Merck. The board's role is to monitor Merck's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Merck's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Merck's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.