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 % |
2.07 |
-2.46 |
3.24 |
-2.24 |
-0.61 |
-4.64 |
4.10 |
0.65 |
-3.11 |
1.40 |
1.83 |
1.54 |
| #Times BMS Stock Price Increased |
45 |
37 |
46 |
35 |
42 |
34 |
43 |
44 |
38 |
44 |
44 |
45 |
| #Times BMS Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| #Times BMS Stock Price Decreased |
35 |
40 |
39 |
46 |
43 |
51 |
40 |
44 |
43 |
41 |
38 |
38 |
| 2008 % |
-0.72 |
-8.67 |
2.56 |
3.32 |
1.14 |
-15.70 |
25.60 |
-0.84 |
-6.11 |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-0.20 |
-2.29 |
0.78 |
-0.50 |
1.23 |
-1.33 |
-11.17 |
1.36 |
-2.53 |
-3.25 |
-3.65 |
0.92 |
| 2006 % |
9.51 |
-1.76 |
5.34 |
-0.37 |
-3.36 |
0.72 |
0.26 |
5.21 |
1.73 |
2.31 |
1.52 |
-0.43 |
| 2005 % |
-0.30 |
2.90 |
4.29 |
-11.43 |
-1.44 |
-2.27 |
1.73 |
-3.14 |
-5.53 |
6.96 |
4.28 |
1.16 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-0.40 |
5.18 |
4.49 |