Proto Labs Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Proto Labs and Northwest Pipe is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Proto Labs 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.

Proto Labs Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Proto Labs and DJI is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Proto Labs and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Proto Stock

  0.69TG TredegarPairCorr
  0.71ESAB ESAB CorpPairCorr
  0.7ATI Allegheny TechnologiesPairCorr
  0.72MEC Mayville EngineeringPairCorr
  0.82IIIN Insteel IndustriesPairCorr
  0.78CMPOW CompoSecurePairCorr
  0.83NWPX Northwest PipePairCorr
  0.8CMPO CompoSecurePairCorr
  0.64R Ryder SystemPairCorr
  0.63BA Boeing Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.81CR Crane CompanyPairCorr
  0.75FA First Advantage CorpPairCorr
  0.66HI HillenbrandPairCorr
  0.7HY Hyster Yale MaterialsPairCorr

Moving against Proto Stock

  0.36GD General DynamicsPairCorr

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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   
MECNWPX
TGNWPX
GIFINWPX
ESABIIIN
GIFIMEC
MECTG
  
High negative correlations   
GIFIRYI
MECRYI
RYINWPX
CRSMEC
RYITG
WORGIFI

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Proto Stock performing well and Proto Labs 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 Proto Labs' 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
NWPX  1.71 (0.24) 0.00 (0.32) 0.00 
 3.28 
 14.98 
TG  1.62 (0.02) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 2.53 
 16.84 
IIIN  1.75  0.02  0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 3.32 
 14.41 
RYI  2.27  0.06  0.04  0.03  2.57 
 5.50 
 12.86 
HAYN  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
ESAB  1.53 (0.03) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 3.05 
 8.87 
MEC  1.52 (0.20) 0.00 (0.43) 0.00 
 2.85 
 10.28 
CRS  2.21  0.16  0.04  0.03  3.17 
 4.03 
 17.79 
GIFI  1.52 (0.05) 0.00 (0.37) 0.00 
 4.02 
 8.96 
WOR  1.63  0.13  0.06  0.02  1.92 
 3.51 
 14.32