Merck Correlations

MRK Stock  USD 107.44  0.99  0.93%   
The current 90-days correlation between Merck Company and Journey Medical Corp is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Merck moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Merck Company moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Merck Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Merck Company and DJI is 0.36 (i.e., Weak 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.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Merck Company. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.

Moving together with Merck Stock

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  0.92JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.68NVS Novartis AG ADRPairCorr
  0.9JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCPairCorr
  0.73EAH Eco Animal HealthPairCorr
  0.66RPRX Royalty Pharma PlcPairCorr
  0.73WMT Walmart Common Stock Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.63SAR Saratoga Investment Corp Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr

Moving against Merck Stock

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  0.81600079 Humanwell HealthcarePairCorr
  0.81FUM Futura MedicalPairCorr
  0.79SIGA SIGA TechnologiesPairCorr
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  0.64SNDL SNDL IncPairCorr
  0.54ADGM Adagio Medical HoldingsPairCorr
  0.42002219 Hengkang MedicalPairCorr
  0.36AQST Aquestive TherapeuticsPairCorr
  0.83SNES SenesTechPairCorr
  0.78JD JD Inc AdrPairCorr
  0.76002688 Jinhe BiotechnologyPairCorr
  0.66300363 Porton Fine ChemicalsPairCorr
  0.48HNHPF Hon Hai PrecisionPairCorr

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 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DERM  2.45 (0.04)(0.01) 0.02  3.67 
 4.66 
 22.82 
INFU  2.19 (0.30) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 4.40 
 15.71 
ACB  2.81 (0.46) 0.00 (0.30) 0.00 
 4.36 
 26.49 
HSDT  6.67 (1.97) 0.00 (4.27) 0.00 
 11.88 
 50.13 
RNAC  3.37 (0.58) 0.00 (0.44) 0.00 
 7.26 
 27.93 
OBIO  4.15  0.74  0.20  0.40  3.71 
 11.08 
 25.95 
IVA  4.67 (0.36) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 9.72 
 34.91 
SXTC  3.64  0.26  0.04  1.40  4.42 
 13.10 
 34.77 
LFCR  2.09  0.04  0.04  0.10  2.14 
 6.17 
 15.24 
ELMD  1.68  0.16  0.06  0.25  2.21 
 3.66 
 10.99