Fastenal Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Fastenal and Ferguson Plc is -0.09 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Fastenal Company and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest 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.
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Moving together with Fastenal Stock

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  0.68DXPE DXP EnterprisesPairCorr
  0.71WLFC Willis Lease FinancePairCorr
  0.78WSO-B Watsco IncPairCorr
  0.78BXC BlueLinx HoldingsPairCorr
  0.65CAI Caris Life Sciences,PairCorr
  0.82EVI EVI IndustriesPairCorr
  0.83GIC Global IndustrialPairCorr
  0.61IGC India GlobalizationPairCorr
  0.62MSM MSC Industrial DirectPairCorr
  0.71GATX GATXPairCorr
  0.7URI United RentalsPairCorr
  0.92WSO Watsco IncPairCorr

Moving against Fastenal Stock

  0.880HIT IberdrolaPairCorr
  0.78MSI Multistack InternationalPairCorr
  0.68000632 Fujian Sanmu GroupPairCorr
  0.55FERG Ferguson PlcPairCorr
  0.55AER AerCap Holdings NVPairCorr
  0.52VSTS VestisPairCorr
  0.51600546 Shanxi Coal InternationalPairCorr
  0.4AL Air LeasePairCorr
  0.87FTT Finning InternationalPairCorr
  0.73WCC WESCO InternationalPairCorr
  0.7600826 DLG Exhibitions EventsPairCorr
  0.59WJX WajaxPairCorr
  0.58000652 Tianjin Economic tecPairCorr
  0.48HRI Herc HoldingsPairCorr
  0.37AA4 Amedeo Air FourPairCorr
  0.33XMTR XometryPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
FERG  1.25 (0.05) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 2.31 
 11.08 
GWW  0.90  0.02  0.01  0.09  0.93 
 2.59 
 5.25 
AME  1.00  0.10  0.10  0.18  0.77 
 2.31 
 9.36 
ROP  0.90 (0.20) 0.00 (0.37) 0.00 
 1.71 
 7.54 
CARR  1.37 (0.26) 0.00 (0.10) 0.00 
 3.72 
 8.88 
FER  1.00  0.17  0.13  0.40  0.83 
 2.43 
 6.10 
ROK  1.10  0.13  0.12  0.17  1.15 
 2.40 
 8.52 
PCAR  1.29  0.14  0.14  0.19  0.94 
 3.94 
 7.60 
XYL  0.78 (0.11) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.17 
 5.54 
SYM  5.04  0.10  0.05  0.10  6.53 
 10.59 
 60.87 

Fastenal Corporate Executives

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