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 % |
-7.56 |
-5.99 |
7.27 |
-3.40 |
-1.01 |
-1.32 |
2.90 |
3.53 |
-0.24 |
-4.04 |
0.82 |
-3.33 |
| #Times AF Stock Price Increased |
43 |
40 |
60 |
55 |
49 |
49 |
44 |
55 |
47 |
50 |
58 |
50 |
| #Times AF Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times AF Stock Price Decreased |
57 |
55 |
48 |
46 |
54 |
58 |
60 |
55 |
54 |
60 |
44 |
54 |
| 2009 % |
-44.89 |
-21.25 |
28.53 |
-10.11 |
-6.65 |
11.28 |
13.17 |
6.08 |
7.18 |
-9.59 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
16.80 |
-3.71 |
3.78 |
-12.73 |
0.68 |
-15.83 |
11.40 |
-2.31 |
-5.12 |
-8.24 |
-2.93 |
-10.72 |
| 2007 % |
-1.88 |
-4.42 |
-5.97 |
-0.10 |
0.38 |
-6.07 |
-5.94 |
10.70 |
1.76 |
-2.03 |
-3.65 |
-7.06 |
| 2006 % |
-2.03 |
-0.44 |
7.99 |
1.16 |
-3.37 |
0.63 |
-2.29 |
3.19 |
0.39 |
-5.86 |
3.07 |
0.87 |
| 2005 % |
-5.82 |
-0.15 |
2.00 |
4.78 |
3.89 |
3.38 |
-1.85 |
-0.03 |
-5.40 |
5.53 |
1.43 |
3.96 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.17 |
-3.68 |