Gildan Activewear Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Gildan Activewear and Ermenegildo Zegna NV is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Gildan Activewear moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Gildan Activewear moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Gildan Activewear Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Gildan Activewear and DJI is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Gildan Activewear and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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