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 % |
-7.00 |
-6.32 |
17.38 |
1.34 |
14.14 |
-6.10 |
-8.46 |
7.91 |
-6.24 |
-5.07 |
-4.41 |
-5.73 |
| #Times ALJ Stock Price Increased |
22 |
26 |
34 |
26 |
35 |
31 |
25 |
38 |
30 |
34 |
31 |
26 |
| #Times ALJ Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times ALJ Stock Price Decreased |
39 |
31 |
30 |
33 |
30 |
32 |
37 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
32 |
35 |
| 2008 % |
-33.03 |
-13.78 |
-3.05 |
-8.27 |
9.75 |
-21.87 |
-28.25 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
2.20 |
4.69 |
28.60 |
3.31 |
6.23 |
10.77 |
-18.94 |
7.37 |
-11.79 |
8.85 |
-24.33 |
-2.29 |
| 2006 % |
9.82 |
-9.86 |
26.58 |
8.98 |
26.43 |
-7.21 |
21.80 |
-8.50 |
-15.90 |
-4.81 |
10.94 |
-15.50 |
| 2005 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
24.85 |
8.98 |
-19.24 |
0.15 |
0.61 |