Synchrony Financial Correlations

SYF Stock  USD 84.65  1.22  1.46%   
The current 90-days correlation between Synchrony Financial and Orix Corp Ads is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Synchrony Financial 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.

Synchrony Financial Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Synchrony Financial 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 Synchrony Financial 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 Synchrony Financial. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in unemployment.
For more detail on how to invest in Synchrony Stock please use our How to Invest in Synchrony Financial guide.

Moving together with Synchrony Stock

  0.85AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.94FTV Fortive CorpPairCorr
  0.86WMT Walmart Common Stock Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.74JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr
  0.82MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.62TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.77MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.78CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.74XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.94AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.8DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr

Moving against Synchrony Stock

  0.84NTNX NutanixPairCorr
  0.74PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.7MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.34CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr

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

FITBMTB
TFCIX
TFCMTB
FITBTFC
MTBIX
FITBIX
  

High negative correlations

WRBMS
WRBTFC
WRBFITB
WRBMTB
WRBIX
WRBSHG

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Synchrony Stock performing well and Synchrony Financial 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 Synchrony Financial'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.