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 % |
3.23 |
-2.15 |
-4.64 |
1.37 |
10.92 |
5.87 |
-1.05 |
-1.86 |
6.51 |
-2.51 |
0.81 |
7.50 |
| #Times EP Stock Price Increased |
57 |
45 |
49 |
53 |
64 |
52 |
54 |
55 |
52 |
51 |
53 |
57 |
| #Times EP Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| #Times EP Stock Price Decreased |
44 |
48 |
57 |
48 |
37 |
51 |
48 |
52 |
49 |
57 |
48 |
43 |
| 2008 % |
-4.40 |
-1.40 |
2.42 |
3.00 |
14.06 |
11.20 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
1.57 |
-7.53 |
0.84 |
3.66 |
13.60 |
1.12 |
-3.36 |
-4.67 |
6.93 |
4.07 |
-8.94 |
7.21 |
| 2006 % |
10.69 |
-2.81 |
-7.86 |
7.14 |
20.60 |
-3.65 |
6.67 |
-9.24 |
-6.05 |
0.44 |
6.57 |
4.66 |
| 2005 % |
4.52 |
13.43 |
-14.18 |
-5.57 |
3.50 |
11.41 |
4.17 |
-3.32 |
19.83 |
-14.88 |
-7.09 |
10.65 |
| 2004 % |
3.79 |
-12.46 |
-4.43 |
-1.40 |
2.85 |
9.29 |
0.13 |
3.68 |
12.35 |
-2.71 |
16.78 |
-0.37 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-12.86 |
4.26 |
-0.53 |
0.55 |
-3.26 |
15.35 |