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 % |
-1.07 |
-0.52 |
7.98 |
-0.64 |
4.14 |
-1.44 |
4.58 |
8.05 |
-6.22 |
-8.47 |
-2.12 |
-1.05 |
| #Times FORM Stock Price Increased |
51 |
45 |
52 |
52 |
53 |
40 |
57 |
55 |
50 |
45 |
50 |
53 |
| #Times FORM Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times FORM Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
50 |
55 |
50 |
53 |
66 |
46 |
55 |
51 |
65 |
53 |
52 |
| 2009 % |
6.58 |
-7.06 |
24.62 |
-3.26 |
4.13 |
-4.78 |
33.39 |
-4.81 |
9.02 |
-28.96 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-27.01 |
-24.98 |
5.13 |
0.89 |
13.39 |
-15.64 |
-5.58 |
10.29 |
-9.21 |
0.00 |
-22.32 |
7.91 |
| 2007 % |
9.13 |
5.02 |
4.83 |
-7.72 |
-3.65 |
-3.71 |
0.23 |
18.16 |
-2.17 |
-11.84 |
-2.98 |
-12.51 |
| 2006 % |
22.06 |
23.54 |
6.73 |
6.03 |
-7.07 |
15.38 |
-4.08 |
12.67 |
-12.76 |
-9.37 |
-2.14 |
-0.28 |
| 2005 % |
-16.09 |
0.88 |
-1.43 |
0.88 |
13.92 |
1.54 |
-1.05 |
3.94 |
-16.00 |
7.84 |
14.02 |
-12.93 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2.81 |
12.57 |