3M Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between 3M Company and Emerson Electric Co is -0.15 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of 3M 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.

3M Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between 3M Company and DJI is 0.09 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding 3M Company and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
The ability to find closely correlated positions to 3M could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace 3M when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back 3M - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling 3M Company to buy it.

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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 3M Stock performing well and 3M 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 3M'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.

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3M Corporate Management

Elected by the shareholders, the 3M's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: 3M inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of 3M. The board's role is to monitor 3M's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. 3M's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, 3M's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
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