Fastenal Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Fastenal and Applied Industrial Technologies is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Fastenal 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.

Fastenal Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Fastenal Company and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Fastenal Company and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Fastenal Company. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.

Moving together with Fastenal Stock

  0.79FERG Ferguson PlcPairCorr
  0.87CNM Core MainPairCorr
  0.74GIC Global IndustrialPairCorr
  0.89GWW WW GraingerPairCorr
  0.79MSM MSC Industrial DirectPairCorr
  0.67WCC-PA WESCO InternationalPairCorr
  0.74TITN Titan MachineryPairCorr
  0.72J Jacobs SolutionsPairCorr
  0.65AL Air LeasePairCorr
  0.67AP Ampco PittsburghPairCorr
  0.81AZ A2Z Smart TechnologiesPairCorr
  0.78BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.78BV BrightView HoldingsPairCorr
  0.77CP Canadian Pacific RailwayPairCorr
  0.71CR Crane CompanyPairCorr
  0.81CW Curtiss WrightPairCorr
  0.72DE Deere CompanyPairCorr
  0.79DY Dycom IndustriesPairCorr
  0.74FA First Advantage CorpPairCorr
  0.85GD General DynamicsPairCorr
  0.72GE GE AerospacePairCorr

Moving against Fastenal Stock

  0.63BXC BlueLinx HoldingsPairCorr
  0.45WSO Watsco IncPairCorr
  0.43POOL PoolPairCorr
  0.74MG Mistras GroupPairCorr
  0.63OP OceanpalPairCorr
  0.59GP GreenPower MotorPairCorr
  0.56CODI-PA Compass DiversifiedPairCorr
  0.55VATE Innovate Corp Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.54HI HillenbrandPairCorr
  0.5EH Ehang HoldingsPairCorr
  0.47KC Kingsoft Cloud HoldingsPairCorr
  0.4YHNAR YHN Acquisition IPairCorr

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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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CNMGWW
GWWMSM
GWWFERG
CNMMSM
FERGMSM
  
High negative correlations   
CNMWSO
WSOFERG
GWWWSO
CNMPOOL
GWWPOOL
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Fastenal Stock performing well and Fastenal 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 Fastenal'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.