Asset Comparison and Correlation

Considering 30-days investment horizon, Sanofi is expected to generate 1.22 times more return on investment than Merck. However, Sanofi is 1.22 times more volatile than Merck Co Inc. It trades about 0.04 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Merck Co Inc is currently generating about -0.11 per unit of risk. If you would invest  5,474  in Sanofi on April 23, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  31.00  from holding Sanofi or generate 0.57% return on investment over 30 days.