Asset Comparison and Correlation

Considering 30-days investment horizon, salesforce inc is expected to generate 1.0 times more return on investment than Merck. However, salesforce inc is as risky as Merck. It trades about 0.57 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Merck Co Inc is currently generating about -0.13 per unit of risk. If you would invest  4,032  in salesforce inc on April 19, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  647  from holding salesforce inc or generate 16.05% return on investment over 30 days.