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 % |
-6.52 |
-2.36 |
1.22 |
-3.15 |
-8.50 |
-6.23 |
1.36 |
5.93 |
-8.35 |
3.49 |
-6.45 |
-7.06 |
| #Times BE Stock Price Increased |
37 |
38 |
38 |
36 |
29 |
37 |
38 |
41 |
33 |
40 |
26 |
43 |
| #Times BE Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| #Times BE Stock Price Decreased |
42 |
36 |
44 |
41 |
55 |
44 |
36 |
45 |
47 |
44 |
33 |
36 |
| 2008 % |
-30.73 |
-17.34 |
2.25 |
11.69 |
-27.02 |
-39.99 |
8.64 |
29.55 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
1.78 |
-0.11 |
-4.24 |
-4.17 |
0.68 |
-1.07 |
-10.80 |
-9.96 |
-31.00 |
18.27 |
-23.79 |
-22.46 |
| 2006 % |
4.58 |
8.39 |
-4.70 |
9.31 |
-13.46 |
4.23 |
-4.41 |
4.50 |
-5.97 |
5.98 |
0.60 |
-6.08 |
| 2005 % |
-1.73 |
-0.37 |
11.58 |
-29.41 |
5.82 |
11.91 |
12.01 |
-0.36 |
-7.20 |
-7.63 |
3.85 |
7.97 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10.78 |
-2.67 |
— |
-7.69 |