Southern Correlations

SO Stock  USD 86.87  0.31  0.36%   
The current 90-days correlation between Southern and Duke Energy is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Southern moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Southern Company moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Southern Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Southern Company and DJI is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Southern Company and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Southern 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Southern Stock

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  0.86EVRG EvergyPairCorr
  0.67ETR EntergyPairCorr
  0.85EXC ExelonPairCorr
  0.92GNE Genie EnergyPairCorr
  0.92IDA IDACORPPairCorr
  0.66LNT Alliant Energy CorpPairCorr
  0.91OGE OGE EnergyPairCorr
  0.64PCG PGE CorpPairCorr
  0.81PNW Pinnacle West CapitalPairCorr
  0.91PPL PPL CorporationPairCorr
  0.78XEL Xcel EnergyPairCorr
  0.84MGEE MGE EnergyPairCorr
  0.75600131 State Grid InformatiPairCorr
  0.88OKLO Oklo Inc Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.75SOJE Southern CompanyPairCorr
  0.81SOJC SouthernPairCorr

Moving against Southern Stock

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  0.75EDN Empresa DistribuidoraPairCorr
  0.63EIX Edison InternationalPairCorr
  0.57ELPC Companhia ParanaensePairCorr
  0.48ENIC Enel Chile SAPairCorr
  0.47HE Hawaiian ElectricPairCorr
  0.34FTS Fortis IncPairCorr
  0.91PPERY Bank Mandiri PerseroPairCorr
  0.81OTTR Otter TailPairCorr
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  0.72PPERF Bank Mandiri PerseroPairCorr
  0.7EBR-B Centrais Elétricas TrendingPairCorr
  0.56AQNB Algonquin Power UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.43PBCRY Bank Central AsiaPairCorr

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 Southern Stock performing well and Southern 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 Southern'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.