Wal-Mart Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Wal Mart de and Renesas Electronics is 0.05 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Wal-Mart 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.

Wal-Mart Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Wal Mart de Mxico and DJI is 0.04 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Wal Mart de Mxico and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Wal-Mart could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Wal-Mart when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Wal-Mart - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Wal Mart de Mxico to buy it.

Moving together with Wal-Mart Stock

  0.83WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.84WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.89CTO Costco WholesalePairCorr
  0.64DR3 DollaramaPairCorr
  0.78BUI Burlington StoresPairCorr
  0.84BRYN Berkshire HathawayPairCorr
  0.83BRYN Berkshire HathawayPairCorr

Moving against Wal-Mart Stock

  0.79PKX POSCO HoldingsPairCorr
  0.617DG Dollar General Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.61HYU Hyundai MotorPairCorr
  0.56SSU Samsung ElectronicsPairCorr
  0.51SSUN Samsung ElectronicsPairCorr
  0.44BRH Berkshire HathawayPairCorr
  0.36QJE Pan Pacific InternationalPairCorr
  0.35DYH TargetPairCorr

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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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High negative correlations   
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EACCFC

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Wal-Mart Stock performing well and Wal-Mart 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 Wal-Mart'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.

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Wal-Mart Corporate Management

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