Considering 30-days investment horizon, Lindsay Corporation is expected to under-perform the Central. But the stock apears to be less risky and, when comparing its historical volatility, Lindsay Corporation is 1.49 times less risky than Central. The stock trades about -0.33 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The Central European Distribution Corporation is currently generating about -0.18 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest 491.00 in Central European Distribution Corporation on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (87.00) from holding Central European Distribution Corporation or give up 17.72% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Modest diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Lindsay Corp. and Central European Distribution in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)
Over the last 30 days Central European Distribution Corporation has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.