Essential Utilities Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Essential Utilities and Pinnacle West Capital is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Essential Utilities 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.

Essential Utilities Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Essential Utilities and DJI is -0.01 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Essential Utilities and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving together with Essential Stock

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Moving against Essential Stock

  0.53000598 Chengdu Xingrong InvPairCorr
  0.52RWL Rubicon WaterPairCorr
  0.4000692 Shenyang Huitian ThermalPairCorr

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 Essential Stock performing well and Essential Utilities 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 Essential Utilities' 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
PNW  0.83  0.03 (0.01) 0.23  0.97 
 1.72 
 3.94 
AES  1.68  0.15  0.06  0.20  2.09 
 2.86 
 23.82 
OGE  0.77  0.08  0.04  0.40  0.80 
 1.43 
 3.20 
SBS  1.62  0.22  0.12  0.24  1.69 
 3.07 
 16.47 
EMA  0.64  0.16  0.13 (0.68) 0.54 
 1.33 
 3.84 
UGI  0.86 (0.18) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 1.81 
 5.44 
CWT  0.88  0.11  0.05  6.26  1.08 
 1.78 
 5.20 
BIP  0.90  0.07  0.05  0.16  1.02 
 1.87 
 6.75 
AWR  0.84  0.01 (0.04)(0.06) 1.07 
 1.63 
 5.49 
IDA  0.65  0.19  0.22  0.63  0.39 
 1.68 
 3.96 

Essential Utilities Corporate Management

Elizabeth AmatoIndependent DirectorProfile
Christina KellySenior OfficerProfile
Whitney KellettSenior OfficerProfile
Ellen RuffIndependent DirectorProfile
Matthew RhodesExecutive Vice President - Strategy and Corporate DevelopmentProfile