Norfolk Southern Correlations

NSC Stock  USD 238.57  1.96  0.83%   
The current 90-days correlation between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Norfolk Southern 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.

Norfolk Southern Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Norfolk Southern and DJI is 0.58 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Norfolk Southern and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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