Merck Correlations

MRK Stock  USD 84.12  0.91  1.09%   
The current 90-days correlation between Merck Company and Thermo Fisher Scientific is 0.55 (i.e., Very weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Merck moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Merck Company moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Merck Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Merck Company and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Merck Company and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Merck 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 real.

Moving together with Merck Stock

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  0.68XENE Xenon PharmaceuticalsPairCorr
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  0.91PFE Pfizer IncPairCorr
  0.64GBIO Generation BioPairCorr
  0.76INBX Inhibrx Biosciences,PairCorr
  0.77MCRB Seres TherapeuticsPairCorr
  0.64MTNB Matinas BioPharmaPairCorr
  0.72ONCY Oncolytics BiotechPairCorr
  0.65REGN Regeneron PharmaceuticalsPairCorr
  0.69ABBV AbbVie IncPairCorr
  0.66ABOS Acumen PharmaceuticalsPairCorr
  0.61ANRO Alto Neuroscience,PairCorr

Moving against Merck Stock

  0.73ERNA Eterna TherapeuticsPairCorr
  0.32FLGC Flora Growth CorpPairCorr
  0.6HCWB HCW Biologics TrendingPairCorr
  0.52PCSA Processa PharmaceuticalsPairCorr
  0.32LPCN LipocinePairCorr
  0.7ALVO AlvotechPairCorr
  0.35AVBP ArriVent BioPharma,PairCorr

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 Merck Stock performing well and Merck 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 Merck'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.