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 % |
-6.44 |
-4.50 |
5.23 |
13.73 |
9.99 |
-17.22 |
0.55 |
1.98 |
2.50 |
-1.75 |
-3.92 |
3.39 |
| #Times B Stock Price Increased |
49 |
47 |
58 |
58 |
60 |
43 |
53 |
64 |
54 |
54 |
50 |
56 |
| #Times B Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| #Times B Stock Price Decreased |
51 |
47 |
50 |
44 |
46 |
62 |
51 |
47 |
47 |
56 |
51 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-22.06 |
-17.51 |
14.70 |
32.46 |
7.77 |
-22.07 |
18.33 |
4.41 |
16.34 |
-7.25 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-20.18 |
-14.66 |
1.08 |
13.46 |
22.47 |
-27.70 |
-2.16 |
6.77 |
-16.16 |
-28.23 |
-7.71 |
8.29 |
| 2007 % |
-1.51 |
4.30 |
3.00 |
5.61 |
21.36 |
7.43 |
-1.51 |
0.83 |
1.46 |
15.07 |
-15.70 |
7.85 |
| 2006 % |
14.76 |
1.35 |
5.52 |
11.28 |
-8.38 |
-51.67 |
-14.73 |
-3.46 |
6.94 |
14.18 |
4.49 |
3.82 |
| 2005 % |
-3.23 |
4.02 |
1.84 |
5.82 |
6.71 |
7.89 |
2.84 |
1.35 |
3.94 |
-2.50 |
-1.39 |
-4.25 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.69 |
1.26 |