Given investment horizon of 30 days, Sykes Enterprises Incorporated is expected to under-perform the Hibbett. But the stock apears to be less risky and, when comparing its historical volatility, Sykes Enterprises Incorporated is 1.37 times less risky than Hibbett. The stock trades about -0.14 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The Hibbett Sports Inc. is currently generating about -0.07 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest 5,979 in Hibbett Sports Inc. on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (274.00) from holding Hibbett Sports Inc. or give up 4.58% of portfolio value over 30 days.
Diversification
Good diversification
Overlapping area represents amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Sykes Enterprises Incorporated and Hibbett Sports Inc. in the same portfolio (assuming nothing else is changed)