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 % |
-0.91 |
-0.49 |
-0.06 |
1.88 |
10.97 |
-3.08 |
4.14 |
-2.81 |
-5.17 |
-6.30 |
6.30 |
8.47 |
| #Times BG Stock Price Increased |
51 |
49 |
48 |
57 |
57 |
57 |
59 |
54 |
47 |
53 |
58 |
58 |
| #Times BG Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times BG Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
47 |
60 |
46 |
49 |
50 |
46 |
57 |
55 |
57 |
44 |
46 |
| 2009 % |
-17.05 |
9.18 |
20.84 |
-15.24 |
31.79 |
-4.76 |
16.13 |
-4.22 |
-6.56 |
-8.85 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
3.02 |
-7.57 |
-21.61 |
31.32 |
4.63 |
-9.77 |
-8.13 |
-9.65 |
-29.29 |
-39.20 |
10.54 |
21.93 |
| 2007 % |
6.12 |
3.01 |
3.72 |
-7.85 |
3.12 |
8.17 |
7.23 |
0.92 |
17.51 |
7.20 |
-2.46 |
3.62 |
| 2006 % |
4.15 |
-3.84 |
-1.72 |
-4.23 |
6.09 |
-11.21 |
8.62 |
3.22 |
2.86 |
10.63 |
9.97 |
2.85 |
| 2005 % |
-0.81 |
-3.23 |
-1.51 |
5.42 |
9.23 |
2.19 |
-3.16 |
-4.34 |
-10.38 |
-1.28 |
3.00 |
5.81 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10.45 |
8.14 |