Marten Transport Correlations

MRTN Stock  USD 9.84  0.42  4.46%   
The current 90-days correlation between Marten Transport and Comtech Telecommunications Corp is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Marten Transport moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Marten Transport moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

Marten Transport Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Marten Transport and DJI is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Marten Transport 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 Marten Transport. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.
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Moving together with Marten Stock

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Moving against Marten 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.

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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

Marten Transport Corporate Executives

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