Caterpillar Correlations

CAT Stock  USD 338.62  1.91  0.57%   
The current 90-days correlation between Caterpillar and PACCAR Inc is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Caterpillar 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.

Caterpillar Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Caterpillar and DJI is 0.52 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Caterpillar and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Caterpillar Stock performing well and Caterpillar 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 Caterpillar'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
AGCO  1.90  0.05  0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 4.48 
 13.24 
NKLA  10.44 (2.38) 0.00 (2.78) 0.00 
 24.03 
 81.55 
PCAR  1.28 (0.09) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 2.24 
 9.09 
DE  1.38  0.21  0.14  0.17  1.47 
 3.48 
 8.33 
LNN  1.19  0.07  0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 2.90 
 6.31 
ALG  1.06 (0.03) 0.00 (0.27) 0.00 
 1.96 
 7.08 
OSK  1.46  0.05  0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.68 
 24.90 
TEX  1.82 (0.23) 0.00 (0.28) 0.00 
 3.39 
 10.40 
MTW  2.23  0.14  0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 5.24 
 19.98 
WNC  2.25 (0.74) 0.00 (0.94) 0.00 
 4.28 
 13.46