Target Correlations

TGT Stock  USD 100.51  2.76  2.82%   
The current 90-days correlation between Target and Dollar General is 0.4 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Target 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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Target Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Target and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Target and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving together with Target Stock

  0.69WMT Walmart Common Stock Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.64TBBB BBB FoodsPairCorr
  0.62LNDNF Lundin Energy ABPairCorr
  0.76ADAMI New York Mortgage Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.65DB Deutsche Bank AGPairCorr
  0.61CASXF Casa MineralsPairCorr
  0.68FTV Fortive CorpPairCorr
  0.74AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.8BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.62JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr

Moving against Target Stock

  0.61COST Costco Wholesale CorpPairCorr
  0.57UNFI United Natural FoodsPairCorr
  0.53PFGC Performance FoodPairCorr
  0.4BKLRF Berkeley EnergyPairCorr
  0.33WNW Meiwu TechnologyPairCorr
  0.62T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.46PG Procter GamblePairCorr

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 Target Stock performing well and Target 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 Target'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.