Western Digital Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Western Digital and Grupo Carso SAB is 0.12 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Western Digital 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.

Western Digital Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Western Digital and DJI is 0.22 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Digital and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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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 Western Stock performing well and Western Digital 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 Western Digital'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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Western Digital Corporate Management

Elected by the shareholders, the Western Digital's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Western Digital inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Western. The board's role is to monitor Western Digital's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Western Digital'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, Western Digital's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.