Asset Comparison and Correlation

Taking into account 30 trading days horizon, Ford is expected to generate 6.18 times less return on investment than Tesla. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, Ford Motor Co is 5.14 times less risky than Tesla. It trades about 0.35 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Tesla Motors Inc is currently generating about 0.42 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  5,200  in Tesla Motors Inc on April 24, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  4,073  from holding Tesla Motors Inc or generate 78.33% return on investment over 30 days.