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 % |
0.96 |
2.90 |
-4.98 |
3.63 |
5.26 |
-2.75 |
-4.75 |
-4.07 |
7.07 |
-2.96 |
-4.18 |
5.67 |
| #Times BVF Stock Price Increased |
50 |
47 |
55 |
51 |
62 |
49 |
51 |
57 |
49 |
57 |
52 |
51 |
| #Times BVF Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| #Times BVF Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
47 |
52 |
50 |
44 |
57 |
52 |
53 |
50 |
54 |
50 |
50 |
| 2009 % |
15.66 |
-3.47 |
3.79 |
0.37 |
15.74 |
5.74 |
-0.44 |
-4.99 |
21.31 |
-12.76 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-0.96 |
6.30 |
-24.83 |
7.42 |
2.53 |
-17.72 |
5.18 |
5.42 |
-8.68 |
-11.97 |
-0.57 |
10.53 |
| 2007 % |
-3.68 |
1.82 |
5.35 |
11.57 |
-0.52 |
4.78 |
-24.89 |
-8.21 |
-0.85 |
15.20 |
-23.58 |
-11.96 |
| 2006 % |
-4.54 |
11.13 |
-3.25 |
7.02 |
-5.75 |
-4.67 |
-5.20 |
-26.35 |
-6.72 |
1.51 |
14.87 |
19.08 |
| 2005 % |
-1.68 |
-1.28 |
-5.98 |
-8.21 |
14.31 |
-1.89 |
1.61 |
13.76 |
30.27 |
-6.79 |
7.99 |
0.89 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-19.59 |
9.83 |