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 % |
-2.44 |
-0.95 |
-3.20 |
7.97 |
7.39 |
-2.16 |
1.66 |
3.71 |
-1.38 |
1.05 |
4.64 |
-2.55 |
| #Times ESL Stock Price Increased |
53 |
49 |
53 |
57 |
58 |
47 |
54 |
63 |
46 |
60 |
57 |
48 |
| #Times ESL Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| #Times ESL Stock Price Decreased |
48 |
46 |
54 |
45 |
47 |
59 |
48 |
47 |
55 |
50 |
46 |
55 |
| 2009 % |
-4.74 |
-29.78 |
-20.31 |
30.51 |
3.76 |
-0.98 |
5.02 |
8.76 |
26.81 |
7.40 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-9.96 |
12.47 |
-3.86 |
10.50 |
11.26 |
-20.45 |
-0.96 |
15.81 |
-29.91 |
-8.93 |
2.39 |
2.66 |
| 2007 % |
-0.64 |
2.33 |
0.42 |
1.61 |
9.03 |
6.18 |
-4.17 |
9.07 |
12.99 |
-3.97 |
-4.66 |
-0.89 |
| 2006 % |
11.24 |
0.65 |
2.67 |
3.67 |
-7.46 |
1.41 |
1.78 |
-17.24 |
-3.62 |
11.67 |
3.29 |
3.31 |
| 2005 % |
-8.08 |
9.56 |
5.08 |
-6.44 |
20.36 |
3.03 |
6.64 |
2.13 |
-13.19 |
-0.91 |
9.51 |
-9.53 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
12.66 |
-8.28 |