Unum Correlations

UNM Stock  USD 71.64  0.82  1.16%   
The current 90-days correlation between Unum Group and Globe Life is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Unum moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Unum Group moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Unum Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Unum Group and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Unum Group 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 Unum Group. 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 Unum Stock

  0.69GWS Great West LifecoPairCorr
  0.66PLL Prudential FinancialPairCorr

Moving against Unum Stock

  0.377XJ LIFENET INSURANCEPairCorr
  0.32CIA CitizensPairCorr

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 Unum Stock performing well and Unum 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 Unum'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.