Asset Comparison and Correlation

Considering 30-days investment horizon, Dow Chemical is expected to generate 1.07 times less return on investment than Sonic. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, The Dow Chemical Company is 1.29 times less risky than Sonic. It trades about 0.12 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Sonic Corp is currently generating about 0.1 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  1,268  in Sonic Corp on April 25, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  37.00  from holding Sonic Corp or generate 2.92% return on investment over 30 days.