Compare two stocks
NOC and FIX clearly differ on 2 of 19 forces. The widest gap is gold: in weeks when the price of gold rose 5%, NOC typically moved +2.1% and FIX −1.0%.
| Economic force | NOCNorthrop Grumman | FIXComfort Systems USA |
|---|---|---|
| Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points | −0.06%−2.5% to +2.4%Not distinguishable from zero | +0.04%−2.0% to +2.1%Not distinguishable from zero |
| Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points | +0.07%−3.9% to +4.1%Not distinguishable from zero | −0.27%−4.9% to +4.4%Not distinguishable from zero |
| U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2% | −0.82%−2.4% to +0.81%Not distinguishable from zero | −0.81%−3.2% to +1.5%Not distinguishable from zero |
| Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10% | +0.43%−0.49% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero | +0.82%−0.52% to +2.2%Not distinguishable from zero |
| Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points | +0.60%−2.6% to +3.8%Not distinguishable from zero | +1.5%−2.5% to +5.5%Not distinguishable from zero |
| Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points | −0.29%−2.5% to +1.9%Not distinguishable from zero | +3.7%+0.84% to +6.5%Tentative |
| Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points | −0.30%−1.5% to +0.87%Not distinguishable from zero | −1.9%−4.2% to +0.45%Not distinguishable from zero |
| Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points | −0.31%−1.5% to +0.85%Not distinguishable from zero | +0.54%−1.5% to +2.6%Not distinguishable from zero |
| GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%Clear difference | +2.1%+1.1% to +3.1%Clear | −1.0%−2.1% to +0.05%Not distinguishable from zero |
| CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5% | −0.27%−0.74% to +0.20%Not distinguishable from zero | −0.29%−1.3% to +0.70%Not distinguishable from zero |
| Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10% | +0.01%−0.02% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero | 0.00%−0.03% to +0.03%Not distinguishable from zero |
| BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10% | −0.85%−1.6% to −0.11%Tentative | +1.1%−0.26% to +2.5%Not distinguishable from zero |
| Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point | +0.01%−0.40% to +0.43%Not distinguishable from zero | +0.75%+0.26% to +1.2%Tentative |
| Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point | +0.51%+0.21% to +0.81%Tentative | +0.34%−0.08% to +0.76%Not distinguishable from zero |
| MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage pointClear difference | −0.51%−0.85% to −0.17%Tentative | +1.7%+1.1% to +2.2%Clear |
| EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar | +0.84%−1.8% to +3.5%Not distinguishable from zero | −4.9%−8.4% to −1.3%Tentative |
| Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar | −0.03%−1.1% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero | +0.21%−1.2% to +1.6%Not distinguishable from zero |
| Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point | −0.34%−0.63% to −0.06%Tentative | +0.29%−0.25% to +0.82%Not distinguishable from zero |
| ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point | +0.06%−0.13% to +0.25%Not distinguishable from zero | −0.20%−0.53% to +0.13%Not distinguishable from zero |
Each figure is the stock's typical move in a week when the force moved by the stated amount, after accounting for the stock market, with its 90% range beneath. Grey figures could not be told apart from zero. A row is marked a clear difference only when the two 90% ranges do not overlap.
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