GMS Correlations

GMS Stock  USD 109.96  0.01  0.01%   
The current 90-days correlation between GMS Inc and Armstrong World Industries is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of GMS 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.

GMS Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between GMS Inc and DJI is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding GMS Inc and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in GMS Inc. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in industry.

Moving together with GMS Stock

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  0.64JBI Janus InternationalPairCorr
  0.7JCI Johnson Controls IntPairCorr
  0.65LII Lennox InternationalPairCorr
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  0.65JELD Jeld Wen Holding Buyout TrendPairCorr
  0.78PPIH Perma Pipe InternatiPairCorr
  0.7ROCK Gibraltar IndustriesPairCorr
  0.7AEHL Antelope EnterprisePairCorr
  0.82APOG Apogee EnterprisesPairCorr
  0.65ASPN Aspen AerogelsPairCorr
  0.77SPXC SPX CorpPairCorr
  0.85BLDR Builders FirstSourcePairCorr
  0.72TREX Trex CompanyPairCorr
  0.77J Jacobs SolutionsPairCorr
  0.88R Ryder SystemPairCorr
  0.7BA BoeingPairCorr

Moving against GMS Stock

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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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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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