MDU Resources Correlations

MDU Stock  USD 16.77  0.28  1.64%   
The current 90-days correlation between MDU Resources Group and Griffon is 0.53 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of MDU Resources 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.

MDU Resources Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between MDU Resources Group and DJI is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding MDU Resources Group and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in MDU Resources 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 unemployment.

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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   
CODIMATW
CODI-PAMATW
MATWGFF
VMIBBU
CODI-PAGFF
CODISPLP
  
High negative correlations   
MATWBBU
TRCCODI
CODI-PABBU
TRCSPLP
VMISPLP
CODIVMI

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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