NRG Energy Correlations

NRG Stock  USD 99.64  1.38  1.40%   
The current 90-days correlation between NRG Energy and AGL Energy is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of NRG Energy 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.

NRG Energy Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between NRG Energy and DJI is 0.32 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding NRG Energy and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with NRG Stock

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Moving against NRG Stock

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  0.72AES AES Aggressive PushPairCorr
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  0.57AWR American States WaterPairCorr
  0.46BEP Brookfield RenewablePairCorr
  0.44CWT California Water ServicePairCorr
  0.36AWK American Water WorksPairCorr

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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 NRG Stock performing well and NRG Energy 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 NRG Energy'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.