Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.
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| Returns |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Avg. Returns % |
-5.85 |
-13.34 |
8.58 |
6.72 |
4.36 |
-4.80 |
-1.96 |
4.26 |
-1.63 |
-13.58 |
-10.16 |
5.00 |
| #Times AB Stock Price Increased |
34 |
22 |
29 |
32 |
34 |
25 |
31 |
34 |
28 |
29 |
26 |
28 |
| #Times AB Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| #Times AB Stock Price Decreased |
26 |
34 |
33 |
31 |
29 |
37 |
33 |
30 |
33 |
38 |
35 |
33 |
| 2009 % |
-17.84 |
-28.74 |
20.45 |
19.51 |
8.90 |
5.29 |
2.74 |
9.93 |
20.23 |
-1.09 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-11.76 |
-6.53 |
2.14 |
-2.14 |
3.69 |
-14.96 |
-4.98 |
4.39 |
-31.74 |
-36.66 |
-24.86 |
18.06 |
| 2007 % |
12.05 |
-4.75 |
3.15 |
2.78 |
0.49 |
-4.72 |
-3.63 |
-1.55 |
6.61 |
-2.99 |
-4.06 |
-8.17 |
| 2006 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-1.55 |
5.11 |