Asset Comparison and Correlation

Considering 30-days investment horizon, Disney is expected to generate 1.63 times less return on investment than Ford. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, The Walt Disney Company is 1.44 times less risky than Ford. It trades about 0.51 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Ford Motor Co is currently generating about 0.57 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  1,293  in Ford Motor Co on April 18, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  215.00  from holding Ford Motor Co or generate 16.63% return on investment over 30 days.