Asset Comparison and Correlation

Considering 30-days investment horizon, Exxon is expected to generate 1.74 times less return on investment than Agilent. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, Exxon Mobil Corporation is 1.59 times less risky than Agilent. It trades about 0.25 of its potential returns per unit of risk. Agilent Technologies Inc is currently generating about 0.27 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon. If you would invest  4,185  in Agilent Technologies Inc on April 19, 2013 and sell it today you would earn a total of  371.00  from holding Agilent Technologies Inc or generate 8.86% return on investment over 30 days.