You observe the following information regarding Companies X and Y:

$$ Company X has a higher expected return than Company Y$.$

$$ Company X has a lower standard deviation of returns than Company Y$.$

$$ Company X has a higher beta than Company Y$.$

Given the information, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A$.$ Company X has less firm$-$specific risk than Company Y$.$

B$.$ Company X has a higher coefficient of variation than Company Y$.$

C$.$ Company X has less market risk than Company Y$.$

D$.$ Company X$\text{'}$s returns will be negative when Y$\text{'}$s returns are positive.