Western Union Correlations

WU Stock  USD 10.64  0.10  0.93%   
The current 90-days correlation between Western Union and Navient Corp is 0.37 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Western Union 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 Union Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Western Union Co and DJI is 0.29 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Western Union Co 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.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Western Stock performing well and Western Union 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 Union'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
NAVI  1.53 (0.07) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 2.47 
 9.49 
GDOT  2.45 (0.45) 0.00 (0.57) 0.00 
 3.80 
 20.44 
IX  0.98  0.01  0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.82 
 7.70 
FCFS  0.98  0.14  0.13  0.41  1.27 
 2.41 
 6.71 
DFS  1.88  0.03  0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 3.70 
 11.21 
ALLY  1.48  0.07  0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 3.30 
 10.23 
SYF-PA  0.67 (0.05) 0.00 (0.28) 0.00 
 1.41 
 5.87 
BFH  1.74 (0.42) 0.00  12.14  0.00 
 3.55 
 8.63 
COF  1.67  0.03  0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 3.23 
 9.74 
AXP  1.27 (0.05) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 2.30 
 8.33