Unifirst Correlations

UNF Stock  USD 204.58  4.35  2.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Unifirst and AZZ Incorporated is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Unifirst 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.

Unifirst Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Unifirst and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Unifirst and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Unifirst Stock

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Moving against Unifirst Stock

  0.45PFMT Performant FinancialPairCorr
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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   
CVEOMMS
SPPFSW
SPBV
CVEOFA
BVPFSW
FAMMS
  
High negative correlations   
NTIPSP
CVEOPFSW
FAPFSW
CVEOSP
NTIPBV
NTIPPFSW

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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