When it comes to risk, not all stocks are created equal. Different factors — namely, business quality, investment predictability, and valuation — simply make some stocks less likely to underperform than others. Unsurprisingly, risk-averse investors are particularly interested in stocks with lower chances of underperforming, so these are important factors for low-risk investors to consider. Fortunately, there are a number of stocks that score well on these factors that investors can buy today.